Old time boxed starch you mix yourself for heavy, medium, or light starch. Gives a crisp finish to shirts, tablecloths, napkins, curtains and doilies. Also also be used as a baby powder to relieve diaper rash, soothe sunburned skin, and relieve itchy, irritated skin. Handy for soaking up greasy spills in the driveway, removing greasy spots on clothes, cleaning pots and pans, craft projects and reducing chaffing and moisture in shoes.