Cream of Tartar
Cream of tartar, sometimes referred to as tartaric acid, is actually refined tartaric acid. Tartaric acid is the brownish-red powder that precipitates in a crust onto the walls of wine casks. The French discovered that after it is refined into a white acidic powder, cream of tartar can then be used in baking.

1/2 oz.	$.90
1 oz.	$1.50
2 oz.	$2.30
4 oz.	$3.85
8 oz.	$6.15
1 lb.	$10.35
Small Glass Bottle (Nt 2oz)	$3.30
Regular Glass Bottle (Nt 4oz)	$4.85
Large Plastic Bottle (Nt 8oz)	$7.15

Cream of tartar adds an extra bite to foods and is also a leavening agent in baking powders. You can make your own high quality baking powder by combining a ½ cup cream of tartar with a ¼ cup baking soda. Delicate toppings like meringue are stabilized when cream of tartar is used. In addition, when boiling vegetables, a little cream of tartar will reduce discoloring.