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saleratus

[sal-uh-rey-tuhs] / ˌsæl əˈreɪ təs /
NOUN
baking soda
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Dissolve a tea spoonful of saleratus, in a tea cup of milk, and strain it into the cake.

From The New England Cook Book, or Young Housekeeper's Guide Being a Collection of the Most Valuable Receipts; Embracing all the Various Branches of Cookery, and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner by Anonymous

You can tell why—his face with all those yellow freckles looks like an old fashioned saleratus biscuit.

From The Corner House Girls on a Tour Where they went, what they saw, and what they found by Hill, Grace Brooks

Hot milk, a little fried pork, two of the eggs, and a loaf of saleratus bread were all she had to offer, but it was very welcome to the hungry travellers.

From A Round Dozen by Coolidge, Susan

I have been raised on too much saleratus in the bread, and I know it.”

From Molly Brown's Post-Graduate Days by Speed, Nell

Should vomiting be a predominant symptom, a small quantity of saleratus, dissolved in spearmint tea, may be given.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George




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