Was it flour - or something they used in pottery?

It is also used in pottery, paints and the food industry.

For at least some, the interest in native and folk pottery provides another option.

Her interest in pottery began 20 years ago after she had worked as a teacher and for an environmental policy group.

"That would explain the similar patterns in pottery," agreed Data.

"Another became a potter and made more money in pottery than as a professor."

It is used the most often in cooking and pottery.

In pottery, when a bowl, or whatever is being turned, ends up rather less circular than one would like.

After another decline from the 1950s through 1970s, a renewed interest in traditional pottery developed.

He also fostered an interest in pottery at one point but did not have any great artistic ability.