Cream of tartar
#262973 - 05/11/06 09:43 PM
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I purchased this snack food called mini peaks, and I noticed that it has cream of tartar. Does anyone know what cream of tartar is? Is that like a milk product? Can we tolerate it if I can't eat anything dairy?
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It is not a dairy product. According to my Penzey's spice catalog, cream of tartar is "natural tartaric acid" According to http://tinyurl.com/8xhey (Fact Monster), cream of tartar is one of the salt forms of this acid that is found in a variety of plants. It's used to stabilize things like meringue toppings and angel kiss cookies, both of which are made from whipped egg whites.
In short, it's safe.
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Thanks so much. That's what I thought when I looked it up, but I wanted to make sure from you folks. Yay, now I get to try the dessert.
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