Liquid starch
10-26-2011, 03:54 PM
#67
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Guess only us "old people" know about liquid starch. It is in a blue plastic bottle...there is a quart bottle and a half gallon. STA-FLO is the name of it. You will find it in the laundry soap aisle of the grocery store....I can also get it at Walmart. I mix a little in a spray bottle. I also LOVE Mary Ellen's Best Press...that is a little more expensive, but also very, very nice to pres with and iron your clothes with it too.
10-26-2011, 04:12 PM
#69
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Location: Central NY
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I just finished using a spray bottle of Sta-Flo that I mixed up last winter. It wasn't moldy and it hadn't even gummed up the spray bottle! No, it was not in the refrigerator and we had an unusually hot summer here.
Originally Posted by Prism99
Have you checked grocery stores? I wouldn't expect to find it at JoAnn's or in pharmacies.
The homemade stuff is fine, but only lasts about a week in the frig before it starts getting moldy. Even Sta-Flo, once it is mixed with water, gets moldy eventually. It's really inexpensive, so you just mix up a fresh batch as needed.
The homemade stuff is fine, but only lasts about a week in the frig before it starts getting moldy. Even Sta-Flo, once it is mixed with water, gets moldy eventually. It's really inexpensive, so you just mix up a fresh batch as needed.
10-26-2011, 06:08 PM
#70
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You can keep in 'fridge for a bit, but they will sour.
This is for the starch made from the box product. Sta-Flo will keep longer, it's pasturized.
This is for the starch made from the box product. Sta-Flo will keep longer, it's pasturized.
Originally Posted by VickyS
I tried our local Joann's and our box store pharmacy, no luck. Do the homemade recipes with Corn Starch mold after awhile?
Since I'm slow about getting my projects done to be washed, I'd hate to use a biodegradable product if it's going to degrade before I get the project done! Some of the recipes caution to dispose of the unused starch after a couple of days.
Since I'm slow about getting my projects done to be washed, I'd hate to use a biodegradable product if it's going to degrade before I get the project done! Some of the recipes caution to dispose of the unused starch after a couple of days.
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