baking powder Baking powder is a mixture of one or more acidic salts and baking soda, an alkali. These two compounds react when they get wet and release carbon dioxide gas bubbles. These, in turn, cause baked goods to rise. Baking powder is perishable.
An Illinois Court held that the Illinois statutory rate of 9% interest is to be applied to the amounts due on a mortgage loan after foreclosure judgment is entered and before the foreclosure sale is confirmed.
What EE bonds earn. The current interest rate on Series EE bonds is 0.10 percent, through April 2015. New interest rates are announced twice a year and take effect May 1 and November 1. EE bonds issued from May 2005 onward will earn the new rate.