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BigSmiler
April 5, 2022
Extreme Flaw in all this is What About Half-Dead Baking Powder? It too will give bubbles. Not as many as fresh baking powder but how do we know that unless we also have a fresh can so we can do a side-by-side test. But in that case, why not just use the fresh stuff. There is a point when old baking powder will work if we Double the amount called for, but a test of "bubbles versus no bubbles" is not going to tell us that.
Cathy W.
March 25, 2018
Use the out dated baking powder for cleaning drains or stick the box in the fridge or sprinkle it on rugs and furniture and vacuum up later. Don't waste it by throwing it away. It is also handy to sprinkle at your doorways to deter crawling bugs from entering your home. It is diatomaceous earth and it does wonders in the garden as well killing off those beetles that go after your lilies!
Victoria W.
March 25, 2018
How can a mixture of baking soda,cream of tartar and corn starch be diatomaceous earth? DE is "FOSSIL FLOUR" which is powdered fossil shells.
Alice B.
March 20, 2018
Instead of throwing away an old box of baking *soda*, I keep it next to my stove in case of grease fire. That way I have it right there if something goes wrong.
BigSmiler
April 5, 2022
Alice B: I strongly suggest you try a test of this. Do a grease fire outside in a controlled environment and put old BAKING POWDER on it. This Article is Not about SODA and I don't want you misleading someone into thinking they are safer with the wrong stuff.
susan
March 19, 2018
You did mean baking powder, right? You ended the piece saying it was a baking SODA test. Thanks.
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