SC - cornstarch

[BalthazarBlack at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/14/00 10:22:10 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
lilinah at earthlink.net writes:

> So, where is arrowroot from originally? Was it used anywhere in "period"?
>  

Arrowroot is a New World food, I believe... knowledge of the use of which was 
given by North American Indian tribes who had been using it for a good long 
time for it's alleged therapeutic qualities for the treatment of arrow 
wounds.  Its a starch extracted from the roots of certain tropical plants, 
though which ones, exactly, escape me at the moment.

Balthazar of Blackmoor

In the mornin' I go walking, 'cause it helps the hurtin' soften.  I've seen a 
lot of places, 'cause I miss her very often.