Kitchen Mystery: Baking Powder or Soda?
Lizz is firing up the oven for the first time in our new place to do some baking. Some time during the move the labels on many of our kitchen canisters went missing. We’d identified everything but weren’t sure which of the two identical, black canisters held baking soda and which held baking powder.
The consistency of each powder is quite similar, as is the taste. Remembering the science fair volcano trick, we tried adding vinegar. They both bubbled, so that didn’t help. I finally resorted to Google and found this Yahoo! Answers page which helped solve the mystery. The difference? “Baking soda is sodium bicarbonate” while “Baking powder is sodium bicarbonate, plus tartaric acid powder.” What does this mean? Baking soda requires an acid (e.g., vinegar) to bubble while baking powder requires merely water (to activate the included tartaric acid) to bubble. Testing a sample of each powder in water solved our mystery. Now I’m firing up my (ebay procured) label printer to prevent further label-detachment incidents…
December 7th, 2006 at 3:42 am
Aha! This is why you have to keep your (baking) powder dry, lest it activate while you are away.
Tartaric acid powder is also called “cream of tartar”.
September 7th, 2007 at 10:30 am
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September 7th, 2007 at 10:31 am
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September 7th, 2007 at 10:32 am
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September 7th, 2007 at 10:33 am
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September 7th, 2007 at 10:37 am
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September 7th, 2007 at 10:38 am
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