Meaning of baking-powder | Babel Free

Definitions

Dated form of baking powder.

alt-of, dated, uncountable

Examples

“The loaf is made in about a minute, by mixing a small quantity of baking-powder in the flour, and adding cold water.”

“Always a little aloof, I pursued a solitary course of experimentation; first I tried Peroxide—old Mrs. Thompson next-door heard for the first time in thirty-five years—, then I tried a mixture of baking-powder and iodine—baking-powder is supposed to make biscuits rise, and mine was no exception.”

“If you want to make your own spongecake, you’ll need two ounces each of flour, sugar, butter or margarine, ¼ teaspoonful of baking-powder (unless self-raising flour is used), one egg and a little milk to mix.”

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