pearlash
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pearlash
Example Sentences
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When green peas have become old and yellow, they may be made tender and green by sprinkling in a pinch or two of pearlash, while they are boiling.
From The American Frugal Housewife by Lydia Maria Francis Child
When a lock has, from any cause, become gummed with oil and dirt, it may be cleaned by boiling in soap-suds, or in pearlash or soda-water; heat should never be applied in any other way.
From Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition. by United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Ordnance
There was, in a former proclamation concerning the trade between the United States and Great Britain, an omission of the articles of potash and pearlash.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. by Various
Chemist, founder of toxicology. pearlash Potassium carbonate. prosody Study of the metrical structure of verse.
From The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference by Joseph Triemens
Hard water spoils the color of vegetables; a pinch of pearlash or salt of wormwood will prevent that effect.
From A Poetical Cook-Book by Maria J. Moss
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