ProbableNamed from the place
Logan bread
noun · first attested 20th century
Baked for an attempt on Canada's highest mountain, then kept by hikers.
A dense, sweetened survival bread baked to be carried on long expeditions.
60.5672°N -140.4053°W · Q120306
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- Named from the place
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- 20th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Mount Logan
- In English
Logan bread
The recipe is credited to climbers preparing for Mount Logan in the Yukon, who needed something calorie-dense that would not spoil or crumble in a pack. Versions vary enormously, since the point was always fuel rather than flavor.
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