[Sca-cooks] Spirits of hartshorn

[Terry Decker]

Hartshorn is ammonium carbonate and IIRC there is an in period reference to
its use in one of the German cookbooks.  I believe ammonium bicarbonate is
more commonly used these days.

Spirits of hartshorn would be sal volatile, a mixture of ammonium carbonate
and alcohol or water (the latter producing ammonium hydroxide).  Commonly
called smelling salts.

Bear

-----Original Message-----
From: Phlip <phlip at 99main.com>
To: SCA-Cooks <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Date: Saturday, February 07, 2004 10:22 AM
Subject: [Sca-cooks] Spirits of hartshorn


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>Saint Phlip,
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