salt-rising bread
[ sawlt-rahy-zing ]
/ ˈsɔltˌraɪ zɪŋ /
noun
a kind of bread leavened with a fermented mixture of salted milk, cornmeal, flour, sugar, and soda.
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Origin of salt-rising bread
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Words nearby salt-rising bread
salt well, salt-and-pepper, salt-box, salt-losing nephritis, salt-marsh caterpillar, salt-rising bread, salta, saltando, saltant, saltarello, saltation
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