The fossil record tells us: - That there lived different types of lifeforms in the past than today. - That life changes over time. - That life shows diverging progressioâ¦ns of morphological traits over deep time. - That past life adhered to the same nested hierarchies we also find in extant life.
If you are beating eggs whites and don't have cream of tartar, you can substitute white vinegar (in the same ratio as cream of tartar, generally 1/8 teaspoon per egg white). It is a little more problematic to find a substitute for cream of tartar in baking projects.
You probably don't need this stuff around. But if you've ever felt the need to break out the spring-form pan and pastry bag and bake your feelings away, pick up a little can of this stuff. You only need a tiny bit. Cream of tartar is the culinary name for potassium bitartrate, a by-product of winemaking. It's actually a purified form of the residue found in wine fermentation tanks.