I fully understand the exchange students' confusion. There's nothing on the label that says or indicates it's a cleaner, and that's a plausible beverage container design.
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Oh that is, I also thought that was a drink, what the fuck?
I have drank such an appetizer and I must say I do not understand what the fuss is all about. It is literally the thing you add to cake - "BAKING soda". You eat the cake and so you eat the baking soda that was added to it to make it BAKE. There is nothing remotely unhealthy about eating things meant for consumption.
...... That happened.
Nothing Ever Happens.
This is why people need consumer regulation. Bottles have one shape and soaps another
Not gonna lie, from the thumbnail I thought it was a fruity drink too....
Even when looking at the picture, I still don't know what it is. I'm assuming soap based on the comments, but it's not obvious at all.
To me it seriously looks absolutely like fruit juice that has baking soda in it for some reason I'm not aware of - maybe health benefits? And if it didn't mention baking soda I would totally expect it to be fruit juice. But apparently it's a household cleaner, and there's also a watermelon version. WTF is wrong with the people who make this shit?
is this the soda you drink while baking food?
Time to pick up some Mr. Yuck stickers.
What the fuck is a snickerdoodle
A sugar cookie that's been to college. Should be chewy and cinnamon flavored.
Never had one? It’s a somewhat common cookie variety that’s similar to a sugar cookie and has a cinnamon sugar topping.
No, is it an American thing? Sounds nice though.
It’s covered in sugar and made with a bunch of sugar. Of course it’s American!
Anyway, here’s a decent recipe if anyone wants to know what they look like or wants to make them.
They are my favorite cookie when warm, and like my 6th favorite cookie cold...
If they're not great when cold, it's possible that the ones you're eating are overcooked. They're godly when perfectly cooked.
I'm Canadian and English is my first language. If I didn't see that product in a cleaning products isle at the store, I would be very confused because it looks like a drink and while baking soda is something to clean with, it is also something to bake with. It should at very least have the words cleaner or detergent in equally large lettering on the front label.
Since when is baking soda a liquid?
Ever since NaHCO3 + H2O <=> Na(+) + HCO3(-) + H2O
I mean, that was my first question when I saw the product.
First it's liquid dish soap, then it's liquid laundry detergent, now liquid baking soda?! What lengths the American trucking industry will go to get customers to pay to haul water across the fucking country!
Bottled water lengths
never mind that, why would you have baking soda in bottles????
It's a tiny package of white powder. What is this insanity?
It's a cleaning product with baking soda in it, not actual baking soda for cooking
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