Potato Starch.

Pare the potatoes and scrape or grate them in a pan of water, when this

is done stir them well, and let them stand a few minutes to settle, pour

off the water and the pulp from the top; pour water on the starch that

has settled, and stir it up, let it settle again, when it will be nice

and white, and may be put on plates to dry in the sun, after which it

may be put away in a box or paper bags. It maybe used immediately. Stir

it in boiling water as other starch, but boil it much less. It is said

that potato starch will injure muslins when left to lay by for some

time, it is used in some preparations of confectionary, and answers the

same purpose as Poland starch.