1.   Alarmed customers noticing the cornstarch for the first time feared it was anthrax.

2.   In place of cream-type sauce, use either nonfat buttermilk or nonfat yogurt thickened with cornstarch -- one tablespoon cornstarch for each cup of sauce.

3.   Others come slicked with oil, but their sauces are rarely dependent on cornstarch for thickening and viscous richness.

4.   The rack of lamb has exchanged a persillade gravy thickened with cornstarch for a dusting of fresh herbs and a jus enhanced with a puree of fresh roasted vegetables.