You might not remember what recipe called for it, but that mysterious can of cream of tartar is more important than you might think. Cream of tartar has a true roster of uses that other cooking ...

Cream of tartar is a super useful baking ingredient, but what if you don't have any on hand? We consulted an expert about the ...

This is truly a mysterious ingredient that should be in every pantry. Cream of tartar, a dry white powder, is tartaric an acid by-product of wine making found at the bottom of the wine barrels.

Students are told that baking powder is a mixture of three ingredients (baking soda, cream of tartar, and cornstarch) and that two of these ingredients react to produce a gas when water is added.

Students add laundry detergent powder (a base) and cream of tartar (an acid) to the indicator and see that the two solids cause different color changes. Students recognize that a particular color ...