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post #21 of 26
8/25/08 at 8:52am
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Originally Posted by MAMom View Post
http://www.recipezaar.com/266306
(in this recipe it's more like a grilled cheese beanwich)
Ok, that recipe sounds yummy. Think I'll make it today (minus the bacon).
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post #22 of 26
8/25/08 at 9:09am
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Originally Posted by MAMom View Post
"Little known outside of Massachusetts, this dish is a by-product of that state's long tradition of Saturday night baked bean suppers. During the days afterward, leftover beans are mashed with sweet applesauce, spread on buttered brown bread, and covered with piccalilli (a vegetable relish), cold cuts, and sliced cheese to make a scrumptious snack. This recipe is based on one that appears in American Home Cooking by Nika Hazelton (Viking, 1980)."

- from an article, Boston Baked Bean Sandwiches, in Saveur
Huh! I wonder what part of Massachusetts?

I do think it's hysterical that people are getting all 'whoa you're being defensive' on this thread. No one is saying the sandwich doesn't exist, just that we've never heard of it.
post #23 of 26
8/25/08 at 9:25am
I don't think people are getting defensive. Just trying to get a point across. You can't hear the inflection so it can easily be misunderstood.
post #24 of 26
8/25/08 at 10:24am
I have to say I grew up in Boston and have never heard of this sandwich. But now I want one! lol
post #25 of 26
8/25/08 at 10:46am
Yeah, I love to put cheddar cheese in beans so that last sandwich recipe sounds sooo good.
post #26 of 26
9/6/08 at 3:59pm
Sounds like breakfast to me.

Growing-up, our traditional Boston Sunday breakfast was really a plate full of leftovers with fried eggs on the side.

Sunday breakfast usually looked like this...

brown bread
beans
fried eggs
apple pie with cheese
bacon
corned beef hash

The baked beans and brown bread were on the same plate and eaten with a fork. Not like a sandwich.

All leftovers from the week were magically transformed into breakfast.

In my family our traditions were really a combo of Irish and English herritage. Much of the Boston area was founded on the traditions of the English and the Irish.

This is my best guess for where the baked bean sandwich on brown bread came from.
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