SC - re: steamed bread--forwarding Paul's reply
Decker, Terry D.
TerryD at Health.State.OK.US
Thu Jul 13 05:49:23 PDT 2000
My question was not about the use of soda per se, but its use as a chemical
leaven in baking. Nitrum was used in Roman recipes to keep color in the
vegetables, but I don't remember seeing it in any of the bake goods.
Bear
> The soda may be sodium carbonate, sold commercially as "washing soda",
> but, AFAIK, no more of a health hazard than bicarbonate of
> soda. Its use
> has a long history in Roman recipes, too.
>
> Adamantius
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