if you look in the back of your spice cabinet, you might find an old bottle of cream of tartar. It's that fine white powder that you may or may not have used in baking recipes before. But what exactly ...

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You open your pantry and don’t see that jar of cream of tartar that you swore you bought. It happens to the best of us. Making substitutes in baked goods can be a daunting task, but when you’re ...

Cream of tartar is called for in many baking recipes. But what do you know about it? A byproduct of wine and grape-juice processing, cream of tartar is a white powder, not a liquid. It’s an acidic ...

Good news: you have choices. Cream of tartar is an oft-overlooked pantry staple. The white powder helps to stabilize whipped egg whites in cakes and meringues, activate leavening like baking soda ...