CSbaking soda vs. baking powder

2009-07-20 Thread Shirley Reed
These are two very different things. The substance called baking powder is used in baked goods to provide a release of gas bubbles and cause bread products to rise. Rumsford brand has no aluminum; most others do. Baking soda is the one we use to get proper ph. I mention this because there

Re: CSbaking soda vs. baking powder

2009-07-20 Thread Alan Jones
Shirley, there's also confusion because the label on Bob's Red Mill baking SODA states aluminum free. I asked them why and they replied that other brands (eg. AH) used to have aluminum, but don't anymore. Alan On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Shirley Reed pj20fl...@gmail.com wrote: These

CSbaking soda vs. baking powder

2009-07-20 Thread Jean Baugh
Hi PJ, I know there are two different substances; baking powder and baking soda. If Arm Hammer is aluminum free, why wouldn't they advertise this? It is unlike a company to not use every advantage when advertising. Someone said AH used to have aluminum but now does not? It is a perfect time

Re: CSbaking soda vs. baking powder

2009-07-20 Thread Marshall Dudley
Jean Baugh wrote: Hi PJ, I know there are two different substances; baking powder and baking soda. If Arm Hammer is aluminum free, why wouldn't they advertise this? I would assume for the same reason that coke and other beverages, salt, spices, bread, eggs, milk and any other commodity that

CSbaking soda vs. baking powder

2009-07-20 Thread Jean Baugh
Hi Marshall, Unlike other multi ingredient products, baking soda would have plenty of room to declare anything they wanted to. AH has not declared their baking soda to be aluminum free on the boxes I have, which are in date. Here is an interesting link:

Re: CSbaking soda vs. baking powder

2009-07-20 Thread Alan Jones
But make sure you stay away from Bob's Red Mil Baking Soda, it has arsenic in it. After all, the label doesn't declare that it NOT in there, right? AJ On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 2:03 PM, Jean Baugh oldgl...@bigcountry.net wrote: Hi PJ, I know there are two different substances; baking powder

Re: CSbaking soda vs. baking powder

2009-07-20 Thread Marshall Dudley
Jean Baugh wrote: Hi Marshall, Unlike other multi ingredient products, baking soda would have plenty of room to declare anything they wanted to. I don't follow. Baking soda is not a multi ingredient product, it is a chemical. What do you mean they would have plenty of room to declare

CSbaking soda vs. baking powder

2009-07-20 Thread Jean Baugh
Alright youse guys, You win. I will buy what I want to buy and you can buy what you want to buy. Jean *** FREE and Not Processed with Chemicals vs. water is used to extract the sodium bicarbonate and no chemicals are used. Uhh, I think they need to take a course in

Re: CSbaking soda vs. baking powder

2009-07-20 Thread Clayton Family
No, Marshall is correct here. Every single thing on earth is made up of smaller components. The molecules are made of elements, and the Periodic Table is a useful representation of all known elements; ie, the basic building blocks of all matter in the universe. The basic building blocks of