To Make Starch

Ingredients

• 1 peck wheat
• water

Instructions

1. Wash a peck of good wheat and pick it very clean. Put it in a tub and cover it with water. Keep it in the sun, changing the water every day to prevent offensive smell.
2. When the wheat becomes quite soft, rub it well in your hands and throw the husks into another tub. Let the white substance settle, then pour off the water. Put on fresh water, stir it up well, and let it subside. Repeat this rinsing every day until the water comes off clear.
3. Pour off the final water and collect the starch in a bag. Tie it up tight and set it in the sun for a few days. Then open it and dry the starch on dishes.