Baking soda may help prevent global warming

Stan wrote on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 21:55:53 -0500:

SH> Those of you who bake might be helping to prevent global
SH> warming in the not too distant future. Check out this story
SH> from CNN online

SH>
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/11/29/climate.change.soda/index.html

But CO2 is emitted during rising of dough and baking and that is
alleged to be the main cause of warming!

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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In article <[email hidden]>,

Stan Horwitz said:

Those of you who bake might be helping to prevent global warming in the
not too distant future. Check out this story from CNN online

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/11/29/climate.change.soda/index.html

Well, no, because when used in cookie dough and the like, baking soda
acts as a leavening by causing a chemical reaction which produces carbon
dioxide. It's the carbon dioxide bubbles which cause the product to
rise.

The process outlined in the link is an interesting one, though!

Miche

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