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...How can adding cornstarch be the unacceptably time-consuming part of the process?
Have you tried starching corn? Takes forever!
Ah, like the old physicist's recipe for apple pie:
Crumbly but good.
But then you end up learning that the universe is made of nothing.
That's why we have the multi-pan theory, to pie it all together
Might not have had any in the house, so adding it would've required going out to the store
Late reply but if you've ever thickened something with cornstarch, the stirring to prevent lumps is a pain in the ass. That's why modified corn starch in instant pudding and such is so popular. Or gravy packets. It's the actual work of any sauce making. Unfortunately grocery stores don't really sell modified pre gelatinized corn starch outside of pudding or gravy packets.
Yes... Which is why one stirs the cornstarch into a bit of cold water, then pour that into what needs thickening - no lumps.