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1600-2026
A New England-style baked bean pot made with navy beans, molasses, brown sugar, mustard, onion, and salt pork or bacon.
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1700-2026
Boston brown bread is the dark, tender partner to baked beans. Colonial New England cooks used mixed grains, cornmeal, and molasses, then steamed the batter because the bread had little gluten and home ovens were not always reliable.
1600-2026
Boston baked beans grew from New England bean cookery, English pork-and-bean traditions, and the colonial availability of molasses through Atlantic trade. The long bake made practical sense for Sabbath observance and cold-weather kitchens, and the dish became one of Boston's defining foods.