单词 | saleratus |
释义 | saleratusn. U.S. An impure bicarbonate of potash containing more carbon dioxide than pearl-ash does, much used as an ingredient in baking-powders. Now also applied to sodium bicarbonate used for the same purpose. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > substances for food preparation > [noun] > baking powder or soda yeast-powder1795 saleratus1837 baking powder1846 bread powder1849 soda1852 1837 S. Graham Treat. Bread-making 46 Pearlash or saleratus is also used by them in considerable quantities. 1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. Saleratus, a sort of refined pearl-ash. 1854 H. B. Stowe Sunny Memories Foreign Lands II. xx. 19 Hot biscuits, hot corn-cakes, and other compounds got up with the acrid poison of saleratus. 1880 M. Allan-Olney New Virginians I. ii. 64 Bread made with carbonate of soda, saleratus, or any other kind of baking-powder. 1883 B. Harte In Carquinez Woods iv. 98 Without extra trouble kneaded flour, water and saleratus need not be essentially heavy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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