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Default Lye Water & Pandanus Essence

"Kali" > wrote:
> Hi folks!
>
> I was trawling through the shelves of my favourite Chinese grocery story
> when I came upon bottles of Lye Water. Now, I know that lye is potassium
> carbonate.[ . . . ]


Lye is sodium hydroxide.
Potassium carbonate CAS # [584-08-7]is also known as: Carbonic acid,
dipotassium salt; Pearl ash; Salt of tartar; Potash; salt of wormwood;
Dipotassium carbonate; Carbonate of Potash

Sorry, I don't know any recipes offhand

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