okay, so i recently moved to guatemala and i can't find lemons ANYWHERE. this is a problem for me because i adore lemons. i cook everything with them, i drink them, i use them for cleaning, they are my all purpose kitchen prooduct. i have combed the market, the grocery store and the other grocery store. i've searched the wal*mart (which is two hours away) and been all over trying to find them. no dice. however, there are limes everywhere. and i had one the other day at a food cart that tasted like a lemon, it was definitely green but it was small (as far as limes go) so i'm wondering, is there a certain age or ripeness at which i can get a lime so it tastes more like a lemon? or can i alter lime juice in some way to make it taste lemony? thanks!
Mixing Slaked Lime (Calcium hydroxide) with soap solution will produce a (white) precipitate of calcium stearate. This is the 'scum' that is produced when you use soap with hard water. The mixture will not produce a lather. It's not dangerous - just not very useful. The reaction of calcium oxide (quicklime) with water is very exothermic. As with diluting conc acids you should add the CaO to and excess of water, rather than adding water to the CaO. This will limit the temperature rise.
