STARCHMAKER

Domain	Definition
Occupations	Tends equipment to separate starch from ground potatoes, and adds chemicals to resulting solution to produce starch of specified purity: Flushes shaker screen containing ground potatoes, using water hose, to remove foreign matter and form crude starch suspension. Turns valves to admit suspension and water to settling and rewash tanks in which impurities rise to surface, forming scum. Turns valves to transfer scum (brown starch) to starch tables and settling tanks until all white starch has been separated. Drains salvaged starch into vat, starts agitator, and adds equal volume of water to form white starch suspension prior to drying. Determines acidity, viscosity, and bacteria content of suspension, using pH meter and viscometer. Adds measured amounts of specified chemicals to further purify and preserve product. (references)
	Makes starch molds in which gum or jelly candy is formed, using manual press: Fills trays with starch and levels filled trays, using straightedge implement. Slides molding plate into press and secures it with thumbscrews. Pushes starch-filled tray under molding plate and pulls lever to press plate into starch, forming mold cavities. May tend machine that automatically empties molded candy from trays, refills them with starch, and reprints mold cavities [MOLDING-MACHINE-OPERATOR HELPER (sugar & conf.)]. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Anagrams: STARCHMAKER

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
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	Words containing the letters "a-a-c-e-h-k-m-r-r-s-t"
	+5 letters: microearthquakes.
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