. "Suitable polyhydric, hydroxyl-functional, solid initiators are, for example, trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, tripentaerythritol, polyglycerol, saccharides such as glucose, sorbitol, lactose, mannose, galactose, and fructose; polysaccharides such as sucrose; various low molecular weight hydrolyzed starches; saccharide and polysaccharide derivatives such as ??-methylglucoside" . . .