pearl ash
Britishnoun
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In the 1780s, American cooks started adding the chemical leavener pearl ash to their pancake batter.
From Slate ● Feb. 5, 2013
Fifteen minutes in Brazil, and then three or four in pearl ash gives full red purples deepening to maroon.
From Intarsia and Marquetry by Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton)
When all the soap is molten, additions of pearl ash solution are made to give it a finer and smoother texture, render it more transparent, and increase its lathering properties.
From The Handbook of Soap Manufacture by Simmons, W. H.
Practically the only alkaline products now in use are the various hard and soft soaps, and the carbonates of soda and potash in their various forms of soda ash, soda crystals, potashes, pearl ash, etc.
From The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics by Beech, Franklin
Stir them well together, then add a lump of pearl ash, of the size of a pea—as soon as the fermentation ceases, bottle it—the dye will be fit for use the next day.
From The American Housewife Containing the Most Valuable and Original Receipts in all the Various Branches of Cookery; and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner by Anonymous
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