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5 minutes ago, Thanks for the Crepes said:
I mean basic vs. acid. Here we cure eggs with an acidic vinegar pickle.
As we do in the UK.
Still not sure what you mean by "basic" though. In my head things are either acidic, alkaline or, rarely.neutral. I'm trying to remember my chemistry classes from high school, but they didn't make sense to me decades ago and I doubt they will now, but I don't remember anything called "basic" until Microsoft came along.
The "century egg" cure is alkaline.
1 minute ago, Thanks for the Crepes said:
I mean basic vs. acid. Here we cure eggs with an acidic vinegar pickle.
As we do in the UK.
Still not sure what you mean by "basic" though. In my head things are either acidic, alkaline or, rarely.neutral. I'm trying to remember my chemistry classes from high school, but they didn't make sense to me decades ago and I doubt they will now, but I don't remember anything called "basic" until Microsoft came along.
