Re: The other Mrs Sforza...

[Greg Ewing <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

steve ekwall <ekwall2@xxxxxxxx>:

> "mortar/pestle'd EGG shell dust powder, it IS
> reactive at this stage with "vinegar" as well as uric acids.

> I'm NOT a chemist, so I don't know what IT makes

Dredging up high school chemistry:

calcium carbonate + acetic acid -> calcium acetate + CO2 + H20

or something like that? I don't think I've ever seen calcium
acetate, but I can imagine it being brown and insoluble.

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