# Things I Must Remember ... Next Time **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 9, 2018, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868 "2018-12-09T23:24:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2018, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/61 "2018-12-19T05:23:14Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > Basking soda will work if you also add cream of tartar or something else with a little acid in it. With basking soda you also need sunlight, I think. . . šŸ˜ƒ d&r ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/62 "2018-12-20T20:12:26Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > With basking soda you also need sunlight, I think. . . šŸ˜ƒ > > d&r Now Iā€™m wondering if basking soda is why Trump has turned orange. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/63 "2018-12-20T20:17:43Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > Now Iā€™m wondering if basking soda is why Trump has turned orange. No, thatā€™s Tan In A Can[sup]Ā®[/sup] ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/64 "2018-12-21T15:19:21Z")
Is this it? [Tan in a Can](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Easy_Cheese.JPG/220px-Easy_Cheese.JPG) ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2018, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/65 "2018-12-21T23:26:36Z")
> [@swampspruce](#): > > Is this it? [Tan in a Can](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Easy_Cheese.JPG/220px-Easy_Cheese.JPG) Shhhhhhh! Melania tells him thatā€™s ā€œDapper Dan.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/66 "2018-12-22T13:05:28Z")
> [@TruCelt](#): > > Shhhhhhh! Melania tells him thatā€™s ā€œDapper Dan.ā€ I donā€™t carry Dapper Dan, I carry Fop. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2018, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/67 "2018-12-22T13:14:01Z")
When bleeding the brake lines, be sure to distinguish between the beer bottle youā€™re using to bleed the brake fluid / bubbles into, and the beer bottle from which youā€™re drinking. Be _really_ sure (bleah!!) ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/68 "2018-12-22T13:54:23Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > When the recipe says to use baking powder, **DONā€™T** use baking soda. Yeah, I did this as a teen, and the cookies made really pretty lightning sparks in the microwave. I also tried hardboiling an egg, which dented the inside roof of the microwave. I got very bored while my parents were away and discovered our microwave came with a recipe book, but our cupboard was not adequately stocked. ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/69 "2018-12-22T15:13:03Z")
Powdered sugar is not the ideal thickener for gravy. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/70 "2018-12-22T15:53:56Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > Basking soda will work if you also add cream of tartar or something else with a little acid in it. I wish Iā€™d known that back in 1982 when I ruined about 3 pounds of freshly caught and steamed and picked crab meat. I cooked up the crabcakes anyway, but they all tasted like alka-seltzer tablets. ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2018, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/71 "2018-12-23T05:26:03Z")
CO2 cartridges (for a seltzer bottle) and NO2 cartridges (for a whipped cream maker) are not interchangeable, even if they are the same size and shape. Whipped cream made with CO2 is less than ideal. It tastes to tart, and kind of spoiled. ---
**Author:** ![Anita\_Dayoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Anita\_Dayoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anita_Dayoff)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/72 "2018-12-24T18:43:00Z")
Is very noticeable in regards to salt when one is making French toast batter. Particularly so if it was made up ahead of time for the Boy Scouts camp breakfast before they went on a 20 mile hike. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/73 "2018-12-24T19:22:46Z")
I accidentally made a curry recipe with 2 tablespoons of curry instead of 2 teaspoons. I decided I liked it better that way and Iā€™ve been making it that way ever since. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/74 "2018-12-25T15:26:37Z")
When you double the cookie recipe, itā€™s a good idea to double _everything_ in the recipe. Especially the butter. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![The\_Vorlon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2018, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/75 "2018-12-25T17:50:11Z")
You know those cinnamon rolls in a tube, the ones with 5? First you pop the tube. Then you watch the rolls unravel and drop the cinnamon stuff all over the floor, the individual rolls wonā€™t separate. You kinda/sorta get the whole glop in the pan, cook it, then slather the icing on it, which is either too much or not enough, but gets over everything. Of course, you are by yourself, and twenty minutes after pulling the rolls from the oven, they can be used as substitutes for clay pigeons. Screw it, next time I get a hankering, Iā€™ll just go to Dunkin Donutsā€“at least there I can play mindgames and pay with a $2 bill:cool: ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2018, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/76 "2018-12-25T22:45:26Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > When you double the cookie recipe, itā€™s a good idea to double _everything_ in the recipe. Especially the butter. :smack: Dont double or ever add anymore baking soda or you get this weird soda taste. ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/77 "2018-12-27T01:08:47Z")
Already noted this some time ago, but while witch hazel is useful for hemorrhoids, isopropyl alcohol in the very similar bottle is not.:eek: ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/78 "2018-12-27T12:31:06Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > Dont double or ever add anymore baking soda or you get this weird soda taste. IME, the ā€œdonā€™t doubleā€ rule applies to bay leaf also. Although, of course, it doesnā€™t result in a weird soda taste. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868/79 "2018-12-27T13:05:53Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > Dont double or ever add anymore baking soda or you get this weird soda taste. This is not generally true. If youā€™re making 24 cookies instead of 12 of the same size and the recipe is not one where there will be significant CO2 evolution during mixing (so damn near every cookie recipe Iā€™ve made), doubling the leavening agent will produce the same cookies. Using a bigger cake pan, stirring thin batter with bicarb and vinegar for a long time, making bigger cookies, etc. ā€“ thatā€™s where the leavening may not double. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-must-remember-next-time/825868.md?page=3)