English Translation Please!

[Retrochic]

Is Baking Soda ' Baking Powder' or 'Bicarbonate of Soda'

I have a recipe for cleaning silver with aluminium foil and baking soda -thanks!

[murraymints]

baking soda

[Sqad]

Baking soda is .........Bicarbonate of soda.

[murraymints]

sorry ..it is all the same thing

[Calibax]

baking soda is bicarbonate of soda
baking powder is a mixture of bicarbonate of soda and a weak acid to produce carbon dioxide

[Prudie]

baking powder and bicarbonate of soda are not the same thing.
baking soda is, as already said, bicarbonates of soda ie sodium bicarbonate.

[Retrochic]

Thank you all - have bought bicarbonate of soda - I shall give Sqad best answer just to annoy him ;-)