Thanks! - about the baking powder/baking soda-q

[Guest guest]

Hi again -

 

thanks for the help on my question!

 

If " baking powder " is very salty it sounds like something I know and

use..called *hornsalt* (use it a lot in christmas cookies especially)

 

But then, if baking soda is stronger than baking powder, it sounds like

that " should be " the *hornsalt* .....

 

I thought I had " figured it out " .. that " baking soda " was *my* baking powder

and " baking powder " is something called hornsalt...it has a salty/bitter

taste & flavour..much more " powerful " than the " other stuff "

 

Anyway, I'll check out the " ingredients " a bit more b4 trying it though..to

make sure. Maybe I'll find some info in a comprehensive

dictionary..with " cooking-section " - lol!

 

Thanks for the informative links!

 

Ragnhild

 

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[Guest guest]

Yes Ragnhild, baking powder is called hornsalt. My Gran was from Sweden (not

Norway) but I remember she called her baking powder " hornsalt. " Baking soda is

not the same thing.

Do you drink aquavit? It's hard to find over here. Luckily I still have 1/2

bottle left from the Christmas holidays.............Donna

 

Ragnhild Kristine Brekke <rkb76 wrote:

Hi again -

 

thanks for the help on my question!

 

If " baking powder " is very salty it sounds like something I know and

use..called *hornsalt* (use it a lot in christmas cookies especially)

 

But then, if baking soda is stronger than baking powder, it sounds like

that " should be " the *hornsalt* .....

 

I thought I had " figured it out " .. that " baking soda " was *my* baking powder

and " baking powder " is something called hornsalt...it has a salty/bitter

taste & flavour..much more " powerful " than the " other stuff "

 

Anyway, I'll check out the " ingredients " a bit more b4 trying it though..to

make sure. Maybe I'll find some info in a comprehensive

dictionary..with " cooking-section " - lol!

 

Thanks for the informative links!

 

Ragnhild

 

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[Guest guest]

Not sure if this will help, but I'll try....

 

In the US at least, baking soda is pure bicarbonate of soda. If you

wet it, nothing happens, but if you combine it with a bit of acid,

like vinegar, it will fizz like crazy.

 

Baking powder consists of baking soda plus some tartaric acid (the

acid in grapes). If you wet it, it will fizz all by itself, doesn't

need any acid in the dough.

 

Sometimes if there's a little acid in the dough but not much, it

calls for both.

 

So if the ingredients list doesn't help, you can tell which is meant

by seeing if it fizzes by itself when wet, or when combined with some

vinegar.

 

, GeminiDragon

<thelilacflower> wrote:

> Yes Ragnhild, baking powder is called hornsalt. My Gran was from

Sweden (not Norway) but I remember she called her baking

powder " hornsalt. " Baking soda is not the same thing.

> Do you drink aquavit? It's hard to find over here. Luckily I

still have 1/2 bottle left from the Christmas

holidays.............Donna

>

> Ragnhild Kristine Brekke <rkb76@s...> wrote:

> Hi again -

>

> thanks for the help on my question!

>

> If " baking powder " is very salty it sounds like something I know

and

> use..called *hornsalt* (use it a lot in christmas cookies

especially)

>

> But then, if baking soda is stronger than baking powder, it sounds

like

> that " should be " the *hornsalt* .....

>

> I thought I had " figured it out " .. that " baking soda " was *my*

baking powder

> and " baking powder " is something called hornsalt...it has a

salty/bitter

> taste & flavour..much more " powerful " than the " other stuff "

>

> Anyway, I'll check out the " ingredients " a bit more b4 trying it

though..to

> make sure. Maybe I'll find some info in a comprehensive

> dictionary..with " cooking-section " - lol!

>

> Thanks for the informative links!

>

> Ragnhild

>

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