• Anne-Jet   January 7, 2008
  1

  Hello!
  May I first say that I love your site! Your cooking is amazing, and your photo’s always make me hungry.
  I have a question about this tip of the day: I am from Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and I have never managed to find out what cream of tartar is called in Dutch. I know that it is also used when making meringue, but I don’t know what it is. Could you please describe what it is, so that I can find it in my local supermarket? Thanks SO much in advance! Because this tip sounds really good; Dutch bakingpowder also has a not-so-nice extra taste.
  Thanks a lot,

  Anne-Jet

• Barbara   January 23, 2008
  2

  According to a blog at Ask A New Yorker (www.askanewyorker.com/phorum/read.php?34,67311,67313=)
  “Another name for Cream of Tartar is Potassium Bitartrate the Dutch name for it is wijnsteen. It is usually found in the herbs and spices section of the supermarket. Hope this helps.”
  This is a fabulous website and resource for those who love to cook.
  Question about the home made baking powder - is it used in the same quanitity in a recipe as commercial baking powder?
  Thanks.

• deb   January 23, 2008
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  Thanks for that tip–very helpful! If you mix it as above, you can swap it out with commercial baking powder in any recipe.

• fad   February 11, 2008
  4

  hi..cd u pls tell us the homemade meringue to substitute the meringue powder?
  no meringue powder in my area. tq!

• andy   March 29, 2009
  5

  Hi, just wondering, exactly what is cream of tartar?

• flibberlips   April 9, 2009
  6

  I need to make bulk Baking Powder,so if i have 1 cup of baking soda,how much of the others do i need.

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