Paste - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tsp. flour
2 tsp. cornstarch
1/4 tsp. powdered alum
3 oz. water

Preparation

Mix dry ingredients.
Add water slowly, stirring out all lumps. Cook over very low heat or in a double boiler, stirring constantly.
Remove when it begins to thicken.
Keep in covered jars.
You can thin this paste with water if necessary.