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Saleratus
Aeumlrated salt a white crystalline substance having an alkaline taste and reaction consisting of sodium bicarbonate see under Sodium It is largely used in cooking with sour milk lactic acid or cream of tartar as a substitute for yeast It is also an ingredient of most baking powders and is used in the preparation of effervescing drinks...
Sodium bicarbonate
a white crystalline substance HNaCO3 with a slight alkaline taste resembling that of sodium carbonate It is found in many mineral springs and also produced artificially It is used in cookery in baking powders and as a source of carbonic acid gas carbon dioxide for soda water Called also baking soda cooking soda bicarbonate of soda bicarb saleratus and technically acid sodium carbonate sodium acid carbonate primary sodium carbonate sodium dicarbonate etc...
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