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   CHRS: IBMPC 2   
   Hi, Denis!  Recently you wrote in a message to Ardith Hinton:   
      
    AH>  A treat, where Alan & I come from, may be a food item a   
    AH>  person rarely enjoys because it costs more money than   
    AH>  they are willing to pay except on special occasions &/or   
    AH>  because it's incompatible with their usual fat/calorie/   
    AH>  carbohydrate allowance.   
      
    DM>  And threatment/treatment?   
      
      
              If overindulgence in sweets appears to be a potential threat to   
   your health you might well be advised to learn more about nutrition.  If you   
   have no cause for concern you might feel you can afford to enjoy treats such   
   as Nanaimo bars & Boston Cream doughnuts without having to ration them, even   
   if others do. But either way "treatment" is a real word while AFAIK   
   "threatment" is not.  You could say e.g. that the usual treatment for type 1   
   diabetes is insulin... along with dietary changes which for various reasons   
   may help their friends too.  :-)   
      
      
      
    AH>  WRT marshmallows, the original recipe... which included   
    AH>  egg whites & marshmallow root... was altered to make them   
    AH>  cheaper & easier to produce.  All the examples I've seen   
    AH>  consist mainly of sugar, corn starch,   
      
    DM>  What is corn starch?   
      
      
           corn:  1) a tall cereal plant (Zea mays) native to North America   
           & having seeds (kernels) which grow in rows along a thick, woody   
           axis called a cob.  2) the kernels of such a plant.  AKA "maize",   
           especially in the UK.   
      
           starch:  a carbohydrate found in many vegetables, e.g. potatoes,   
           as well as in cereal crops such as corn, wheat, and oats.   
      
           corn starch (also spelled as a single word):  A type of flour made   
           from corn kernels often used as a thickener in cooking, where it's   
           valued because it becomes translucent when exposed to both heat &   
           moisture.  It's also used as an absorbent to keep medical supplies   
           like rubber gloves from sticking together & keep baby's bottom dry.   
      
      
              Sources:  GAGE CANADIAN DICTIONARY, WIKIPEDIA... and my own   
   personal experience as Chief Cook & Bottle Washer in the Hinton residence.  :-Q   
      
      
      
      
   --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+   
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