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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