blake murphy wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Apr 2007 17:59:58 GMT, "wff_ng_7" >
> wrote:
>
>> I also look for things I've never seen or used before to get ideas. If I
>> find something interesting that I can use, I'll buy it. One item in that
>> class was sour salt. I stopped at the Jewish foods section one day and
>> picked a container up to see what it was. Then I realized it was citric
>> acid. I had been getting it at the health foods store for a much higher
>> price. If I hadn't stopped to look, I wouldn't have made that discovery.
>>
>
> just out of curiosity what do you (or others) use it for? since it is
> in the kosher section, i assumed it was used in jewish cookery.

It's a key ingredient in cold borscht, for one thing. It can
basically be used to make anything sour, but don't use too much!

Oh, and I also use a pinch of it in water to retard browning on cut
potatoes, lotus root, apples, pears, etc.

Serene