An old-timer, especially in Alaska. From the distinctive pouches of bread starter worn on a belt or around the neck by experienced prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush
The troops went for those fresh tomatoes like sourdoughs going for gold in the Klondike..
A permanent resident of the territory. Someone who has lived in the Yukon during all four seasons
a leaven of dough in which fermentation is active; used by pioneers for making bread
Dough, or something baked from such dough, leavened with yeast that produce acids giving a sour taste
The miners of the Gold Rush era carried sourdough starter to mix with their flour to make bread, bisquits, pan cakes, etc They called themselves "Sourdoughs " The old time definition of a Sourdough was: one who had peed in the Yukon, slept with a squaw, and killed a bear In these more politically correct times, the definition is: one who has spent at least a year in Alaska
Describing something made from dough that was leavened with yeast that produce acids giving a sour taste
a settler or prospector (especially in western United States or northwest Canada and Alaska) a leaven of dough in which fermentation is active; used by pioneers for making bread