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Yes, it is used in cooking. It is occasionally used as a raising agent on its own, e.g. for gingerbread, and more often as a constituent of baking powder. Some people add a little to green vegetables such as brussels sprouts to improve the colour, but this is a bad idea as it damages the vitamins.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 9y agoBicarbonate is used to cook vegetables by tenderizing them. Bicarbonate is also known as baking soda.
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Can you use laundry bicarbonate of soda to cook with?
you cannot cook with washing soda, it is totally different from bicarbonate of soda(baking soda)
How long has it been since cook books named Saleratus as an ingredient No misspelling it is an older term used in cook books for bicarbonate of soda?
The term Saleratus is an American term for the impure sodium bicarbonate used in baking-powders, the term was first used in 1837. I have not seen it used past 1880.
How do you cook leafy vegetables?
You can cook leafy vegetables by steaming, boil and grilling them.
Why cook vegetables?
For some veggies there isn't really a need to cook them it just makes them taste better.
What nutrients are destroyed when you cook vegetables?
Vitamin C or ascorbic acid is destroyed when we cook vegetables.
What do you cook during fall?
cook turkey and vegetables
Why is good to cook vegetables correctley?
If you overcook vegetables this can destroy the vitamins it contains.
How do you cook a gopher?
By roasting it with broth and vegetables.
How do you keep garden vegetables from freezing?
you cook them
What is the function of bicarbonate solution?
A solution of potassium bicarbonate can be used as fungicide.
What is a station cook?
A station cook is someone who prepare, season, and cook the dishes such as soups, meats, vegetables, or desserts
What is sauce pans used for?
Cooking pan with a handle used for boiling small portions of vegetables or batches of soup or custard, to cook sauce etc.
