saleratus
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A mixture of chalk, saleratus, and soda is often given by farmers; yet they do not afford permanent relief.
From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George
Dissolve a tea spoonful of saleratus, in half a tea cup of milk, and turn it in, together with flour sufficient to enable you to roll it out easily.
Dissolve a tea spoonful of saleratus, in a tea cup of milk, and strain it into the cake.
Dissolve a large table spoonful of saleratus, in half a pint of water, strain and mix it with the rest of the ingredients, together with flour enough to enable you to roll it out easily.
Some people use only a tea spoonful of saleratus, to a pint of molasses, but it is much better with more, appearing in point of lightness like sponge cake.