AFAIK citric acid is citric acid. It's also called "sour salt". On Jul 11, 2013, at 1:58 PM, <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Well the citric acid reference got me thinking. I am not thrilled either > with the traditional stop baths smell and I am beginning to wonder if it > triggers some of my allergies. If citric acid can be used, it might help. > Getting it though locally might be a problem. Then it came to me. Canning > preservative is citric acid. Maybe it came to me because I am about to go > can some apples, but could this be used as a stop and if so how much per > liter/qt to do the job?? Someone said 18 grams, but would that still apply > with the home canning stuff? > > ============================================================================================================To > unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your > account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you > subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.