There’s a beautiful village in Quebec’s Eastern Townships that some inhabitants renamed Witch Bay. Is Fitch Bay really filled with dancing and twirling witches on nights when there’s a full moon and on All Hallows’ Eve?
Leave out the baking powder or baking soda and your cakes, muffins and scones won’t rise to the occasion. What’s the difference between these two leavening agents? Why do we sometimes use one, sometimes the other and often both together?