On Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:38:01 -0700, isw > wrote:

> 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.
>
Thanks!


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