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Definition of Sourdoughs
1. sourdough [n] - See also: sourdough
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sourdoughs
Literary usage of Sourdoughs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Adventure Guide to the Inside Passage and Coastal Alaska by Lynn Readicker-Henderson (2002)
"Sourdough Starter This is a recipe for a "wild yeast" — the old 'sourdoughs'
didn't have commercial yeast available and so had to made their own. ..."
2. White Fang by Jack London (1906)
"This was the invidious distinction between them and the sourdoughs, who, forsooth,
made their bread from sourdough because they had no baking-powder. ..."
3. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1914)
"... have bitterly concluded that the "sourdoughs" of the North will continue to
vote for James Wickersham, as their representative in the Halls of Congress, ..."
4. Handbook of Alaska: Its Resources, Products, and Attractions by Adolphus Washington Greely (1909)
"With the approach of winter several thousands go "outside," while the
remaining "sourdoughs" settle down to a restful life of sociability and pleasure. ..."
5. Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska by Lynn Readicker-Henderson (2006)
"... baking soda 2 eggs 3 T oil 2 T sugar Fresh berries (be like the real sourdoughs,
and go pick your own). Cook on a griddle like a regular pancake. ..."
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