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sourdough starter
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DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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fermenting dough, often a piece held over from a previous baking, used as a starter in baking bread, biscuits, etc.
See: sourdough(def. 1a)
Quotations
1963
[Advert.] SOURDOUGH STARTER, AUTHENTIC. Made in the Yukon . . . a legend in the North. Makes Sourdough hotcakes, bread and muffins. Lasts a life time . . . Send $1.00 to Yukon Yarter, Box 177, Watson Lake, Yukon Territory, Canada.