cream of tartar - what do you use it for??

Bargain_Rzl

LOL - playdough was the only thing I could think of too

Ria

To make baking powder you mix 2 parts cream of tartar to one part bicarbonate of soda..

mistresslenore

mix half and half with water, dip a cloth in and rub on light switches to make them nice and clean (only think it works on white/cream ones, not metal finish)

megasaver

:eek: Just been cleaning my kitchen cupboards and found a tub of Cream of Tartar BBE Nov 2004 lurking at the back of one of them :eek: Can I still use it for cooking or can I use it for something else? Anybody know if it is similar to bicab of soda or should I just bin it (it was bought in a moment of sheer madness when a scone recipe needed it..... tried it once never again....)

Thanks a million for any replies

Mega xx

thriftlady_2

It's a raising agent (I think) and is one of the ingredients in baking powder. It won't do you any harm, but it might have lost it's oomph

pol

You can use it to clean brass, and if mixed with....you've guessed it...vinegar!!, it will scrub pots, pans, ovens etc. Bit like the old fashioned Vim but not as abrasive.

pol

Penelope_Penguin

Hi, try this thread! Don't think it will have gone off in that time.

HTH, Penny. x

funkymonkey849

I have discovered a full pot of this in my cupboard. Not sure why I even have it, but it must be a few years old at least!

Not wishing to waste this, does anyone know of any use I can put this to? Does it possess any magical cleaning properties that I am unaware of (hoping for oven as mine is a state at the moment! :rotfl:)

I know that you can mix it with bicarb of soda to replace baking powder but I seem to have two pots of this in the cupboard at the moment as well lol! Other than that i have no idea what to use it for.

Thank you all

baby_fuzz

wikipedia says:
Potassium bitartrate can be used with white vinegar to make a paste-like cleaning agent. It is a vital ingredient in Play-Doh and gingerbread house icing. This mixture is sometimes mistakenly made with vinegar and sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), which actually react to neutralise each other, creating carbon dioxide and a sodium acetate solution.

funkymonkey849

Woohoo maybe I'll make some playdoh! :T

I may mix with some white vinigar and attempt to clean the oven door, yuk