Arm & Hammer Soda book of valuable recipes

THE FARMER’S WIFE HAS ALWAYS AN ACID FREE TO HER HANDS IN THE FORM OFSOUR MILK OR BUTTERMILK, WHICH CAN BE USED BOTH AS AN ACID TO NEUTRALIZE THE SODA OR SALERATUS, ALSO AS A MEANS OF WETTING AND ENRICHING THE DOUGH. WHY, THEN, SHOULD SHE GO TO THE EXPENSE OF BUYING BAKING POWDER OR Cream Tartar when she only needs soda with the SOUR MILK. ANY GOOD COOK BY A FEW EXPERIMENTS OR TRIALS with Sour Milk and soda, can form recipes of her OWN, WHICH WILL BE MORE DELICIOUS AND TOOTHSOME THAN WHEN MADE BY THE USE OF BAKING POWDER, AND HAVE THE ADDITIONAL SATISFACTION OF KNOWING WHAT MATERIALS THERE ARE IN THE COOKERY, AND CONSEQUENTLY A KNOWLEDGE OF ITS ABSOLUTE HEALTHFULNESS. 3 The Great « “Arm and Hammer Brand’’ BEST IN THE WORLD. Church & Co.’s ljousekeepers I I WELL KNOW HOW ODA OR wALERATUS important it is tc THOROUGHLY UNDERSTAND THE ART OF MAKING GOOD BREAD AND OTHER SIMILAR ARTICLES OF COOKERY. IN ORDER TO DO THIS IT IS ESSENTIAL, ABOVE EVERYTHING ELSE, TO PROCURE GOOD MATERIALS, ESPECIALLY FLOUF and good Baking Soda or Saleratus. THE VALUE OF SODA OR SALERATUS DEPENDS ENTIRELY UPON THE AMOUNT OF CARBONIC ACID GAS IT CONTAI NS.3 AS THAT CONSTI¬ TUTES ITS SOLE RAISING PROPERTY. ST IS THEREFORE APPARENT THAT THE PARTICULAR BRAND OF SODA OF SALERATUS WHICH PRODUCES, WHEN USED FOR MAKING BREAD, THE LARG¬ EST QUANTITY OF CARBONIC AC 1C GAS, IS THE MOST VALUABLE TO THE CONSUMER. THE ARM &. HAMMEF Soda contains uniformly over 52 per cent OF CARBONIC ACID GAS, OR OVER 99 PER CENT OF PURE SODA OR SALERATUS, EVERY POUND OF WHICH, SHIPPED FROM THE EXTENSIVE CHEMICAL WORKS OF THE MANUFACTURERS, IS TESTED, AND NOTHING ALLOWED TO BE DELIVERED FALLING SHORT OF THIS STANDARD. CHURCH &, CO’S ARM ANE HAMMER BRAND SODA OR SALERATUS IS ALMOST 4 [ABSOLUTELY AND CHEMICALLY PURE— THE MINUTE FRACTION OF A HUNDREDTH PART LACKING IN THAT RESPECT BEING OF TRIVIAL IMPORTANCE Consumers can, therefore, rely upon invariably OBTAINING GOOD RESULTS IN COOKING IF THEY INSIST UPON USING ONLY THE ARM AND HAMMER BRAND of Soda or Saleratus in their households, it IS MANUFACTURED OF UNIFORM QUALITY, BECAUSE OF THE PURITY OF ITS MATERIALS, AND THOROUGHLY CHARGED WITH CARBONIC AC4D GAS, BESIDES BEING ALWAYS PACKED FULL WEIGHT. BAKING POWDER. HE LARGE INCREASE IN THE USE OF BAKING POWDER ■ OF LATE YEARS HAS INDUCED UNSCRUPULOUS PER¬ SONS TO ENTER INTO THE MANUFACTURE OF CHEAP AND inferior Baking Powders, producing deleterious EFFECTS ON THE HEALTH OF FAMILIES USING THEM. ONE EMINENT CHEMIST, AFTER ANALYZING NEARLY FIFTY DIFFERENT BRANDS, DETERMINED THAT FIFTY PER CENT. WERE GROSSLY ADULTERATED. THE SOLE VALUE IN BAKING POWDER IS THE RISING PROPERTY, OR CARBONIC ACID GAS, WHICH IS CONTAINED IN THE SODA OR SALERATUS ALONE. THE SAFEST AND MOST ECON¬ OMICAL PLAN IS TO USE ONLY CHURCH & GO’S ARM AND HAMMER BRAND SODA OR SALERATUS, OR, IF Baking Powders are preferred, housekeepers can MAKE THE BEST QUALITY AT HOME. Housekeepers. DO NOT USE TOO MUCH. THE SUPERIOR QUALITY AND STRENGTH" OF ARM AND HAMMER SODA OR SALERATUS DOES NOT REQUIRE THAT SO LARGE A QUANTITY BE USED AS DOES CHEAP BULK SODA. Insist on having the Arm and Hammer Soda or Saleratus in packages, and you will HAVE THE BEST. 5 GENERAL DIRECTIONS.