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
A pinch of pearl ash put into boiling peas will render old yellow ones, quite tender and green.
From Vaughan's Vegetable Cook Book (4th edition) How to Cook and Use Rarer Vegetables and Herbs by Anonymous
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.
A solution of 2 oz. of pearl ash and 2 oz. of potash mixed in a quart of water makes a good stain.
From Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 by Windsor, H. H. (Henry Haven)
This gave her a solution of pearl ash or potassium carbonate whose concentration she tested with an egg as a hydrometer.
From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Slosson, Edwin E.
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