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Sodium carbonate for silver cleaning plate
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I have a Quicksilver plate purchased in England. Directions say it is to be used with Household Soda Crystals (Sodium Carbonate). What is that in American English? I have baking soda, but I always thought that was Sodium Bicarbonate. Can anyone help?
Lee Berkley- Allentown, Pennsylvania
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First of three simultaneous responses -- ++ One of the common names for sodium carbonate is washing soda [linked by editor to product info at Amazon].
Second of three simultaneous responses -- ++ Try washing soda. Sodium carbonate is NaCO3.xH2O, where x is a number over 8!
Third of three simultaneous responses -- ++ Hi, Lee Berkley. In American English:
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