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.	$.70
1 oz.	$1.20
2 oz.	$1.90
4 oz.	$3.10
8 oz.	$5.00
1 lb.	$8.90
Small Plastic Bottle (2.8 fl.oz.)	$3.40
Large Plastic Bottle (6.5 fl.oz.)	$5.60
Small Glass Bottle (3.25 fl.oz.)	$3.75

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.