> wrote in message
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> Vox Humana wrote:
> > "Sapphire" > wrote in message
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> > > I am trying to bake an angel food cake, but my springform pan
> doesn't
> > > come with the attachment for it. How do I make the hole for the
> cake? I
> > > was thinking of using a glass up - base side down - and setting it
> in
> > > the middle of my pan and pouring the batter around it, BUT my
> husband
> > > is afraid the glass will shatter.
> > >
> > > Any other suggestions?
> > >
> >
> > You can purchase a metal tube to use in a conventional pan to convert
> it to
> > a tube pan. In a pinch, you can use a clean, empty can - like a soup
> can.
>
>
> I think youll find food cans are lead/tin soldered, and the inside
> coated to keep the lead away from the food, so yes you could, but its
> not ideal.
>

I don't believe that you can use lead solder on cans in the US. Lead solder
has been banned for plumbing.