You’re giving your spice rack a much-needed clean-out and you come across a mystery ingredient: cream of tartar. Huh, looks like I’ve never touched this one, you think. But don’t toss it in the trash ...

Cream of tartar makes frequent appearances in baked goods, but what exactly is it? And why is it called cream of tartar when ...

Q: Older baking recipes use cream of tartar. What is it and is there any substitute when using vintage recipes? — Meredith Booth, Wallkill, N.Y. A: No need to look for a substitute for cream of tartar ...

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Cream of tartar is called for in many baking recipes. But what do you know about it? A byproduct of wine and grape-juice processing, cream of tartar is a white powder, not a liquid. It’s an acidic ...

You open your pantry and don’t see that jar of cream of tartar that you swore you bought. It happens to the best of us. Making substitutes in baked goods can be a daunting task, but when you’re ...

Q: Older baking recipes use cream of tartar. What is it and is there any substitute when using vintage recipes? — Meredith Booth, Wallkill, New York A: No need to look for a substitute for cream of ...

if you look in the back of your spice cabinet, you might find an old bottle of cream of tartar. It's that fine white powder that you may or may not have used in baking recipes before. But what exactly ...