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Pearl ash by John Spottiswood.

This is sometimes used to make gingerbread and honey cake. Look for it in German markets.

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Also known as

Potash
Potassium carbonate
Pottasche
Pottasch
Saleratus

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baking soda

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Jann from PA

September 14, 2022

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Jann from PA

September 14, 2022

Pearl ash was an ingredient in an old recipe for big soft molasses cookies called Molasses Cakes. We got the pearl ash from the drug store in Lititz. It was labelled potassium carbonate.

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Pearl ash was an ingredient in an old recipe for big soft molasses cookies called Molasses Cakes. We got the pearl ash from the drug store in Lititz. It was labelled potassium carbonate.
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