In article >,
sf > wrote:

> On Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:25:07 -0500, Terry >
> wrote:
>
> > This time the bath was 1 teaspoon of food-grade lye
> > (sodium hydroxide) per quart of water, in a stainless steel pot.
>
> Were you able to find food grade lye without resorting to the
> internet?

It was some years ago, before the internet was even an option as a
source. I just bought a can of lye (NOT Drano, which has aluminum) at
the drugstore. The label indicated that there wasn't much in there
besides sodium hydroxide, and I figured that whatever else was in there,
there just couldn't be enough on a pretzel to worry about.

I still have part of that can, and if I decide to try pretzels again,
I'll use another tablespoon of it.

Isaac