<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> On Tue, 16 Jan 1996 [log in to unmask] wrote: > Several delicious sounding recipes like the refrigerator sugar cookies > that have been posted have cream of tartar included in them. I am > currently in Germany for 10 mo. and have not found the equivalent material > here. I'm pretty sure that it is a salt of tartaric acid but I'm not sure > which one. In German, Weinsaeure is tartaric acid and Weinstein is > presumably cream of tartar... Confirmation that "Cream of Tartar" is Potassium Hydrogen Tartrate C4H5KO6 known in German as Weinstein. Paul Shattock