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Soft water

noun

Water that is not hard (does not contain mineral salts that interfere with the formation of lather with soap).

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"Soft water" Quotes from Famous Books

... I might add, indispensable, article in every settler's house, is a valuable substitute for ale or beer-yeast, and is made in the following simple manner:—Take two double handfuls of hops, boil in a gallon of soft water, if you can get it, till the hops sink to the bottom of the vessel; make ready a batter formed by stirring a dessert-platefull of flour and cold water till smooth and pretty thick together; strain the hop-liquor while ...

— The Backwoods of Canada • Catharine Parr Traill

... soft water or in hard water which has been boiled and cooled. If cold, hard water is used, add 1/4 tsp. baking-soda to 1 qt. of water. In the morning, drain and put on to cook in 2 qt. of water. Simmer until tender. It takes 2 hours. Cook the minced vegetables in the butter ...

— Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools • Ministry of Education Ontario

... of hoofs the horses gallop over the soft water-meadow. Again with a clash of metal the two riders meet. It is Nigel now, taken clean in the face of his helmet with the blunted spear, who flies backward off his horse and ...

— Sir Nigel • Arthur Conan Doyle

... necessary for the plants, as hard is almost certain of producing the canker, unless particular means are adopted to prevent it. In some situations it may be impossible to obtain soft water; in such a case, let the water stand in a tub for at least twenty-four hours; if two or three days even it will be the better, as in that time it will be in some degree softened by the sun, and the raw coldness ...

— The art of promoting the growth of the cucumber and melon • Thomas Watkins

... or a tendency to their formation exists, all water drunk should be distilled, or boiled rain water. Where stones are present the heat may be applied to the back, but no cold in front. The soft water tends to dissolve the stones, the heat assists in their expulsion from the body. Diet same as ...

— Papers on Health • John Kirk

Words linked to "Soft water" : H2O, hard water, water