365:65 Kitchen Chemistry

On this day in 1869 – Dmitri Mendeleev presented the first periodic table to the Russian Chemical Society.

'Tis a wondrous thing, the Periodic Table. A marvel of organisation and a great tool for predicting the degree of reaction between elements. I enjoy the Visual Table of the Elements enormously: here's a pertinent example

Maybe a sledgehammer to crack a nut when it comes to raising agents, though. Deep-fried fish for supper, anybody?

65 down - and a round 300 left to go!