saleratus

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Biscuits were made of flour, using a little corn meal for shortening and saleratus for raising.

From Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences by Daughters of the American Revolution. Nebraska

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

If your yeast appears to be sour, put a little saleratus in just before you put it into your bread; if it does not foam well, it is too stale to use.

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

If saleratus is used in bread where no acidity is present, it is a medicine; or, if you please, a poison both to the stomach and intestines.

From Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery by Alcott, William A. (William Andrus)

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