Soda-water Powders
Ingredients
Directions
Make eighteen separate powders, each using 1 ounce of tartaric acid and 1 ounce of supercarbonate of soda.
When ready to use, dissolve one powder of each in water.
Combine the dissolved powders in a large glass.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Tartaric acid
- Provides the sour taste and supplies the acid that reacts with the carbonate.
- Supercarbonate of soda
- Releases carbon dioxide gas when it meets the acid in water, creating the fizz.
The step that matters
Dissolve each powder only when ready to use. The acid and carbonate react as soon as they contact water, releasing carbon dioxide. Dissolving the powders early lets the gas escape, so the drink loses its fizz.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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