It is about a three hour drive north and west of Minnesota's Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. According to the state Department of Natural Resources, Big Cormorant Lake has 3,379 acres of total surface area. It is a clean lake with excellent fishing, swimming and other recreational opportunities.
A soluble fiber extracted from seeds of the guar plant, guar gum is a thickener and stabilizer commonly found in beverages and food to help ingredients bind together (âgumâ being the operative word here). As proof of its strength, it has eight times the thickening prowess as cornstarch.
TRAGACANTH GUM, GOND KATIRA, ASTRALAGUS GUMMIFER LABILL. Tragacanth gum comes from a thorny shrub which is native to western Asia, Iraq, Iran and the Middle East. It is a tree gum like myrrh, frankincense and balm of Gilead, and can be used, along with the stems of the plant as incense.It comes from a number of Astragalus species, but the one which produces the best quality gum is Astragalus gummifer or gummifera.he gum seeps from the plant in twisted ribbons or flakes which can be powdered. It absorbs water to become a gel, which can be katira gumstirred into a paste. The gum is used in veg-tanned leatherworking as an edge slicking and burnishing compound and is occasionally used as a stiffener in textiles.