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When I was young, someone taught me how to make this powder you find on candy. It's acidic and seems to "sparkle" in the mouth, but I don't know the name and so I can't find a recipe.

I suppose I need to use sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), but aside from that, I can't remember what's in it.

What's the name of this powder and how is it made?

Aaronut
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I assume you mean sherbet, which is made by mixing 1 cup of powdered sugar (also called icing or confectioner's sugar) with 1 tsp of baking soda (also called bicarbonate of soda) and 1 tsp of powdered citric acid. Altering the proportion of soda (alkali) to citric acid makes it more or less fizzy.

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    Just to add a small note: this is the [UK sense of *sherbet*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherbet_(powder)); in the US, *sherbet* more commonly means a frozen dessert similar to sorbet. – PLL Nov 27 '15 at 12:19