E.B.
I had to think of a way to thicken a turkey gravy without using any gluten. I wasn't too happy with cornstarch, or the other gluten-free flours. So I came up with this idea: I boiled a couple of potatoes until they were really, really tender. Then, I know you're not supposed to put potatoes that are going to be mashed into a blender or mixer or food processor, because that makes them gluey. But that was what I was looking for. So I pureed the potatoes in the food processor (a mixer would work, too), adding milk until they were like thick baby food. I did not add any butter or salt. I just wanted thick pureed bland potatoes. Then I stirred them into the gravy and the gravy thickened up really nicely. The potatoes didn't affect the taste.