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National Bicarbonate of Soda Day (December 30th)

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Quick facts When is it? Every December 30th Tagged as Baking Body & Health Bread Cleaning Cookies What's the hashtag? #NationalBicarbonateofSodaDay Have we missed something? It comes by many names, Baking Soda, Sodium Bicarbonate, or my personal favorite Bicarbonate of Soda, because it never hurts to use more words to say things. It’s become a fairly integral part of our society, being used in everything from tackling the most difficult cleaning jobs to making our cookies and cakes come out nice and fluffy. National Bicarbonate of Soda Day reminds us just how much a part this simple little salt plays in our lives, and encourages us to take a look at its origins. History of National Bicarbonate of Soda Day Bi carbon ate of Soda is an interesting little substance, and almost all of us had our first experiences with making volcanos in Science class. A measure of this grainy white powder, a bit of food coloring, and a splash of lemon juice and suddenly ...