Raels wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Just passing.......... is baking soda the same things as bi carb.
> soda?
>
> Not that I'm cooking anything with it........ am just browsing
> websites looking for alternative / environ. friendly ways to clean
> things, particularly around the kitchen.

Yes, it's the same thing. And no reason not to cook with it. I add it to
soda bread and things like that; it's a rising agent. Also good in a glass
of water if you have an upset stomach; sort of a poor-man's Alka-seltzer.

Jill