Meryl wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm posting for my 7 year old daughter. Hope you can help her! She
made
>
> lemonade Saturday and added alot of sugar - a whole cup.
>
> I seem to remember from high school I can reduce sourness by adding
> baking soda. Did the sugar reduce the acid or hide it?
>
> Just cureous.
>
> Meryl

The sugar just hides the acidity.

Baking soda really reduces the acidity. If you add baking soda to the
mixture it will start fizzling, as long as there is acid in it.
However, be sure not to add too much baking soda. Intake of too much
baking soda will make you produce a lot of 'air' and may cause purging.

Wilco