Guest guest Posted October 22, 2001 Report Share Posted October 22, 2001 Hi & welcome!! I find that spelt flour is a good substite for wheat flour. I made some chocolate\banana\walnut\spelt flour muffins\cupcakes this weekend and they turned out really good. Not too sweet, but still tastes like a treat for those of us with a sweet tooth!! I also made some beef, veggie & rice stew this weekend...and to thicken it up I used cream of rice cereal instead of corn starch and it did the trick perfectly. Tamra BeBetsyNow@... wrote: Hi! I'm new to this list although I have been following the plan for almost a month now. I am now ready to experiment with a little baking and checked out all the wheat-free cookboks I could find from our library. Most of them seem to call for a mixture of potato starch flour and tapioca flour. It would seem to me that potato starch flour is a no no for us O's. Does anyone know for sure? Any ideas about what I could substitute? Rice flour is good, but by itself is awfully grainy. For awhile I got confused by no-wheat and no lectins, but I think that spelt flour must be okay. Any bakers out there who can offer insight/experience? Thank you in advan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2002 Report Share Posted August 12, 2002 Potato is avoid. One of the problems is bone related problems like arthritis. Ask me. I feel like an old, very old lady today. Yikes! Hilda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2002 Report Share Posted August 12, 2002 Thanks Hilda, I was hoping there might be an off chance that just the starch of the potato might not be so harmful. Oh well. I know what you mean about the pain from potatoes. Every time I break down and have some of the potato chips my family are snacking on, my fingers and hands are really sore for a couple of days. All the best, Annie --- Hilda Vosloo <hildavosloo@...> wrote: > Potato is avoid. One of the problems is bone > related problems like arthritis. Ask me. I feel > like an old, very old lady today. Yikes! > > Hilda > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2002 Report Share Posted August 12, 2002 Are you sure it is not the bad fats that they are cooked in? They are much worse for you than potato in any form. Ann Re: Potato starch Thanks Hilda, I was hoping there might be an off chance that just the starch of the potato might not be so harmful. Oh well. I know what you mean about the pain from potatoes. Every time I break down and have some of the potato chips my family are snacking on, my fingers and hands are really sore for a couple of days. All the best, Annie --- Hilda Vosloo <hildavosloo@...> wrote: > Potato is avoid. One of the problems is bone > related problems like arthritis. Ask me. I feel > like an old, very old lady today. Yikes! > > Hilda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2002 Report Share Posted August 13, 2002 Afraid not. Tried it all out of desperation. Even baby steamed potatoes makes my bones rebel! No fat or anything added. Hilda Are you sure it is not the bad fats that they are cooked in? They are much worse for you than potato in any form. Ann Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2002 Report Share Posted August 13, 2002 In a message dated 8/12/2002 4:08:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time, lowell.barron@... writes: << Are you sure it is not the bad fats that they are cooked in? >> What on earth could be a bad fat assuming it's not from an avoid animal?--LOL. Max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2002 Report Share Posted August 14, 2002 One that has gone rancid. Re-use of vegetable oils which were not meant to stand high heats in the first place... Frances Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 I remember when it was used for a soothing powder just like corn starch. Also the liquid with the starch cooling to irritated burns and diaper rash etc. I used to make my own bread and boiled potatoes, poured the water/strch off to use as a liquid for makig the bread and used the potatoes for mashed potatoes or what ever. granny lee... oh..BTW.. if the liquid is allowed to set too long it seems, just like the potatoe, to get brown.. i can't remember how we kept this from happening...????? i think i kept the potatos covered with water if not used immediately.. but memory blurry on rest. ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Quai health Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 2:22 AM Subject: Potato starch Anybody have any ideas about potato starch? I juice raw potatoes and allow the juice to sit for 1/2 hour and after draining off the juice (drinking it) there will be about 1/2 to 3/4 inch of starch. After dehydrating it and powdering it up what can one do with it? I don't cook so can't use it in soups as a thickener. Any other idea? Uses, medicinally, as wall paper glue anything.-- Peace, love and light,Don Quai"Spirit sleeps in the mineral, breathes in the vegetable, dreams in the animal and wakes in man." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2004 Report Share Posted July 15, 2004 That is such cool info ~ I wonder why potatoe starch instead of corn starch ? I know potatoe starch when using for cooking it is recommended to use 1/2 the amount if corn starch is called for so it must be much more potent. I'm goingto give this a try on dog nails that I cut too short and bleed rather than this yellow expensive quick stop that stains everything. BTW is there such a thing as a hydrogen peroxide powder? Pam ---------------------------- Potato Powder Instantly Clots Blood A powder made from potatoes can clot blood instantly and could prove useful in surgeries and on the battlefield for stopping life-threatening bleeding, researchers reported. _________________________________________________________________ Get fast, reliable Internet access with MSN 9 Dial-up – now 2 months FREE! http://join.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200361ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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