"Logan bread" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: In 1950, Gordon Herreid, the leader of the University of Alaska party to climb Mount Logan (the highest mountain in Canada), induced a baker in Fairbanks to make an indestructible high-energy bread for the group. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Logan bread (uncountable)
  1. A dense, nutritious bread for backpacking made with honey, molasses, eggs, whole wheat flour, and assorted dried fruit and nuts. Wikipedia link: Mount Logan Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Breads Synonyms: logan bread
    Sense id: en-Logan_bread-en-noun-jgMBI9Sq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_text": "In 1950, Gordon Herreid, the leader of the University of Alaska party to climb Mount Logan (the highest mountain in Canada), induced a baker in Fairbanks to make an indestructible high-energy bread for the group.",
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          "ref": "1962, Margaret E[lizabeth] Murie, “To the Head of the River”, in Two in the Far North, New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, published 1972, page 322",
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          "ref": "1970, David Roberts, Deborah: A Wilderness Narrative, New York, N.Y.: Vanguard Press, page 97",
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          "ref": "1993, Fred Beckey, “Two Contrasting Expeditions: Success and Tragedy in July 1967”, in Mount McKinley: Icy Crown of North America, Seattle, Wash.: The Mountaineers, part II (The Last Half Century: A Surge of Popularity and Accidents), page 198",
          "text": "For the three south face routes, Everett had worked out a 700–man-day food list. To begin with, there were forty loaves of Logan bread—a most popular item—baked in advance.",
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          "ref": "2009, Chic Scott, “The Great Communicator”, in Deep Powder and Steep Rock: The Life of Mountain Guide Hans Gmoser, Banff, Alta.: Assiniboine Publishing Limited, page 177",
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          "ref": "2014, PearlAnn Reichwein, “Canada’s Alpine Club”, in Climber’s Paradise: Making Canada’s Mountain Parks, 1906–1974, Edmonton, Alta.: The University of Alberta Press, page 56",
          "text": "Moreover, three innovations introduced by the Mount Logan expedition—the single-pole Logan tent, willow wands for route marking, and nutritious Logan bread—were adopted by other expeditions in decades to follow.",
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          "text": "Laura Gardner—the wife of J.S. “Smitty” Gardner, Hans’ doctor—spent weeks baking dozens of loaves of what was called Logan bread, a heavy, nourishing bread suitable for an easy breakfast meal.",
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