Sunday, September 28, 2008   and GRAVY. Not that nasty stuff out
of a can or a pouch. But the real thing. With milk and lots of
pepper and some little bits of sausage added in after it's
creamy.   The term sourdough originated during the Klondike Gold
Rush when settlers began to flood into Alaska. Due to the
limited availability of leavening in the remote bush of Alaska,
settlers made their bread using a sourdough starter which uses
flour, water, and sugar to naturally collect yeast from the air.
The use and consumption of this bread was so widespread that
these settlers began to be known as "sourdoughs."  The history
of sourdough, however, begins long before miners came to Alaska.
Sourdough is the oldest form of leavened bread and was used at
least as early as ancient Egypt. It was probably discovered by
accident when bread dough was left out and good microorganisms
-- wild yeast -- drifted into the mix. The resulting bread had a
lighter texture and better taste.  All sourdough recipes begin
with a starter -