| Arrowroot is the name of a plant--scientific name | | | | 1-to-3 basis; that is, 1 teaspoon of arrowroot equals 1 |
| Maranta arundinacea--and also the white powder or | | | | tablespoon (3 teaspoons) of flour. Substitute arrowroot |
| starch that is derived from the roots of that plant.The | | | | for cornstarch on a 2-to-3 basis; 2 teaspoons of |
| plant grows abundantly in rainforests of South | | | | arrowroot equals 1 tablespoon (3 teaspoons) of |
| America and in some of the islands of the Caribbean; it | | | | cornstarch.Boiling arrowroot in water will produce a |
| is also cultivated in southeast Asia. Supposedly, native | | | | really excellent, very smooth jelly. You can use this jelly |
| Indians in the West Indies used arrowroot to draw out | | | | to make easy fruit gels and jellies. Experiment with |
| toxins from their body after being struck by poison | | | | adding different fruit flavorings, perhaps sweetening a |
| arrows; hence the name. It is also called by some the | | | | little with artificial sweetener or sugar. You can create |
| obedience plant.Arrowroot powder can be purchased | | | | easily digestible treats by this method to offer to |
| in cans or packages. Genuine pure arrowroot powder | | | | children or to people on restricted diets. For a different |
| (not arrowroot that has been mixed with potato starch | | | | sort of taste, try boiling up some arrowroot with beef |
| or other adulterants) is light and white, and odorless until | | | | or chicken broth.Here's my favorite arrowroot tip of all: |
| cooked. In general it looks and feels very much like | | | | When you make homemade ice cream, sprinkle a little |
| cornstarch.In my kitchen, I like to use arrowroot to | | | | arrowroot powder into the ice cream mix. If you have |
| thicken sauces, gravies, fruit pie fillings, puddings and | | | | any leftover ice cream that you plan to store in the |
| glazes. It has no taste of its own, so it is ideal for this | | | | freezer, this will prevent ice crystals from forming in it. |
| job. It is also easy to digest, and should be considered | | | | Neat!Sarah Sandori is the food and entertaining |
| as a substitute for cornstarch or flour when you're | | | | columnist for the Solid Gold Info Writers Consortium. |
| cooking for someone with digestion or allergy | | | | Have you ever wanted to be able to exactly duplicate |
| problems.You can substitute arrowroot for flour on a | | | | a favorite dish from a favorite restaurant? |