To Make Arrowroot Water
Ingredients
Directions
In a saucepan, combine 2 tablespoons of arrowroot with 1 pint of cold water.
Allow the mixture to simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
Strain the mixture and dilute it further with warm water as needed.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Arrowroot
- Starch that thickens the liquid as it heats and gelatinizes, giving a clear, smooth body.
The step that matters
Simmer while stirring constantly. Arrowroot starch granules swell and thicken when heated. Constant stirring spreads heat evenly and keeps the starch from clumping or scorching on the bottom of the pan, so the result stays smooth.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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