On Wed, 28 Sep 2011 07:21:34 -0400, Jim Elbrecht >
wrote:

>On Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:41:12 -0700, 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?
>>
>
>What have you got against the internet? <g> I found this link
>last time I was thinking about making pretzels-
>
>http://www.aaa-chemicals.com/sodium-hydroxide.html
>
>Never got around to it so I can't say if $4.49 for 2 lbs is as good a
>deal as it appears.
>
>Jim

Jim, go partway through the checkout to determine what shipping will
run. :-(

However, 2 lbs should be good for at least 200 batches, probably more.
For most people it will be a one-time expense.
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Best -- Terry