HISTORY OF THE POTATO. 3 



starch, their farina is nearly the same as that of grain. 

 Hence, with the flower [flour] of potatoes, puddings and 



FIRST EARLY PUTAIO THE RAJAH. 



such like preparations as do not call the gluten of wheat- 

 flower [sic] into action may be made equal to those of millet 

 or rice, and excellent bread, with a moderate proportion of 



EARLY POTATO EARLY QUEEN. 



good wheat-flour. Potato starch, independently of its use 

 in the laundry and as a hair-powder, is considered an 

 equally delicate food as sago and arrowroot. As starch 



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