salt-rising bread

A bread popular in the 1800s, before yeast leavening was readily available. It relies on a fermented mixture of warm milk or water, flour, cornmeal, sugar and salt to give it rising power. Salt-rising bread has a very smooth texture with a tangy flavor and aroma.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: white wheat bread raised by a salt-tolerant bacterium in a mixture of salt and either cornmeal or potato pulp