But there is one great objection to the use of soda alone as a leaveningagent.
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Most recipes rely on baking soda and cream of tartar as the leaveningagent for two reasons.
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To appraise the quantity of the matter expectorated is beyond my powers: I observe the result, but do not perceive the leaveningagent.
4
In an alkaline (low acid) batter, a teaspoon of baking powder is a more effective leaveningagent than an equal amount of soda.
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Explain the action of the leaveningagents in Sour Milk Griddle Cakes (without eggs).
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(5) Why are soda and sour milk and soda and molasses not accurate leaveningagents?
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The miners relied on the primitive leavening mostly because, unlike other leaveningagents, it was easily renewed and maintained in the rugged frontier conditions.