The fact that it being sweet-tasting is one of the first line items of its definition is interesting. I’ve heard of “eating paste” being something stupid characters do in older media, and I never thought about why one would eat paste. I thought they were eating modern PVA/white glue or maybe wood glue.
I had to look it up:
“A thick, white, water soluble, sweet-tasting adhesive that was commonly used in libraries and schools for paper and cardboard**. Library paste is usually made from Dextrin, a water-soluble modified starch. Some formulations may contain Starch, Gum arabic and Bone glue.”
E: of course now I want to know Bone Glue is…
When they talk of making glue from horses’ hooves, that’s what they’re talking about. Similar to gelatin.
The fact that it being sweet-tasting is one of the first line items of its definition is interesting. I’ve heard of “eating paste” being something stupid characters do in older media, and I never thought about why one would eat paste. I thought they were eating modern PVA/white glue or maybe wood glue.
mmm bone glue