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Gingham is a fabric made from dyed cotton yarn. The name is Indonesian in origin, assimilated into Dutch. When originally imported (in the 17th century), it was a striped fabric, but from the mid 18th century, when it was being produced in the mills of Manchester, England, it had become woven into checked or plaid patterns (often blue and white).
Sourdough is a dough containing a Lactobacillus culture in symbiotic combination with yeasts. It is one of the principal means of biological leavening in bread baking, the others using cultivated forms of yeast.It is important in baking rye-based breads, where yeast does not produce comparable results.he starter is mixed with flour and water to make a final dough of the desired consistency. The starter weight is usually 13 to 25% of the total flour weight, though formulas may vary. The dough is shaped into loaves, left to rise, and then baked.