saleratus

American  

[sal-uh-rey-tuhs] / ˌsæl əˈreɪ təs /

noun

1. Archaic. sodium bicarbonate used in cooking or baking; baking soda.

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saleratus British  

/ ˌsæləˈreɪtəs /

noun

1. another name for sodium bicarbonate, esp when used in baking powders

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Etymology

Origin of saleratus

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40; variant of Latin sal aerātus. see sal, aerate

Example Sentences

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saleratus

Dissolve a large table spoonful of saleratus, in half a pint of water, strain and mix it with the rest of the ingredients, together with flour enough to enable you to roll it out easily.

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

I might also mention several other additions, which, like saleratus, it is becoming fashionable to make.

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)

Dissolve a tea spoonful of saleratus, in a tea cup of milk, and strain it into the cake.

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

It is the greatest possible quandary to be in, to be set down with flour, water, and a tin of saleratus or baking-powder, and to have to make the bread or go without.

From Two Years in Oregon by Nash, Wallis

Dissolve two tea spoonsful of saleratus in half a tea cup of water, turn it into the cake, together with half a pint of cider, stir in two pounds of flour and a grated nutmeg.

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