Mon, Mar-12-07, 04:39
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Senior Member
Posts: 284
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Plan: Atkins mostly
Stats: 191/175.7/132
BF:
Progress: 26%
Location: Göteborg, Sweden
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Quote:
Originally Posted by unitydkn
I am so sorry but I am laughing so hard right now...I love people who don't bake much...Kay answered your ? ...you can find it in the spice area of the store.... it is what they usually add baking soda to turn it in to baking powder, so things rise.... it is an acid like vinegar so when you mix it with soda and add liquid you get a chemical reaction that bubbles like baking soda and vinegar hence the "rise"
it also stabilizes egg whites so the don't fall, like in meringue cookies
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Laugh ahead, it's ok
I just never heard before of cream of tartar! I checked the spice section but nothing there, I don't think it's very used here as ingredient...
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