Alkalizing diets recommend lemon juice and baking soda. do they mean bicarbonate of soda or baking powder?
Bicarbonate of soda or sodium bicarbonate is another term for baking soda. baking powder is a combination of sodium bicarbonate and cream of tartar or tartaric acid to make baking easier. You just have to have one can instead of both. I happen to keep all three ingredients in my baking shelf. Putting an acid like lemon juice in baking soda, an alkaline substance, just makes a fizzy mess. Try it in a dish and see what happens.
