sal soda
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of sal soda
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75
Example Sentences
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A soap to clean clothes without rubbing: Take two pounds of sal soda, two pounds of common bar soap and ten quarts of water.
From The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home by Gillette, F. L. (Fanny Lemira)
Put 25 gallons of water into a kettle or tank of from 40 to 50 gallons' capacity, heat to boiling, and add the sal soda.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Large crystals of sal soda containing but 37% sodium carbonate are formed.
From Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. by Thomssen, E. G.
The can itself must be scalded every day with sal soda water, thoroughly dried, and lined with thick, clean paper.
From The Complete Home by Laughlin, Clara E. (Clara Elizabeth)
Hard water may be softened and rendered suitable for washing, by adding to every twelve gallons of water, about a quarter of a pound of sal soda.
From Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepers by Lea, Elizabeth E. (Elizabeth Ellicott)
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