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[rootofnewt]

I screwed up. My carrot cake recipe calls for 1tsp of baking soda. I used baking powder (featherweight). Ah well. One of the primary ingredients in my baking powder is bicarbonate of phosphate or whatever that is which makes a good substitute for baking soda. These layers might be a little airy. It's aluminum-free baking powder, so it shouldn't affect flavor too much. Nothing a little cream cheese frosting can't handle.

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In other news, there's a leak somewhere along my windshield washer fluid line... or the motor itself is upset. I filled the damn thing full at WalMart, tried to use it coming home--nothing. I figured the line might be frozen with a bit of summertime fluid (though there shouldn't be any of that in there). I checked on it when I came home--nearly empty again. Ugh.

I wish the parts for these things were easy to get to so I could fix it myself, but it's a pain in the arse. Damn Buick.

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[ismene.livejournal.com]

Citric acid, the stuff of wonders: it goes in food, it makes bath bombs fizzy, it's used in printmaking, it hurts like hell if you breathe in a huge cloud of it.