On Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 2:38:24 PM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2021-03-17 2:28 p.m., bruce bowser wrote:
> > On Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:10:51 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> >> Bruce wrote:
> >>> Gary wrote:
> >>>> Funny you should mention that. I went to the pharmacy last week and
> >>>> found a bottle of xanthan gum suppliments in capsule form.
> >>>>
> >>>> Now I can add some to any "from scratch" meal I make at home. :-D
> >>>
> >>> Cool, now you don't have to taste the home-made factor when you make
> >>> something yourself. Also be on the lookout for locust bean gum and
> >>> foaming suppressant!
> >>
> >> I wonder if they still make those nifty chemistry sets for children.
> >
> > I'm sure the chemistry dept. at your local community college wouldn't mind fielding the question.
> >
> I looked online. There aren't many stores that sell them but there are
> some available online. They are pretty tame compared to what we had when
> we were kids. Mine came with saltpeter and sulfur. We had to pulverize
> my father's bbqing charcoal to make gunpowder.

Wow. Was that to that to make one of those fancy home-made lasers that kids did back in the 70s ??