Mom Cooking Tip 153

Sometimes a recipe calls for thickening a soup, sauce, pudding or other liquid.  You can do this easily with flour or cornstarch.  But you can’t just add it directly to a hot mixture or it will clump rather than thicken.  Instead, measure out a spoonful of flour or cornstarch and stir it into 1/4 cup cold water.  When it is completely dissolved, then add it to the hot liquid and stir until it is mixed in.  Bring the mixture to a boil and keep stirring until it thickens.

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