Comments on: Full of Beans http://blog.kathrynmcgowan.com/2009/12/30/full-of-beans/ Kathryn McGowan on victuals and potables historical and modern. Sun, 24 Apr 2011 19:21:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Kathryn McGowan http://blog.kathrynmcgowan.com/2009/12/30/full-of-beans/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:35:24 +0000 http://blog.kathrynmcgowan.com/?p=402#comment-82 The 1896 Boston Cooking School Cookbook has a recipe for Boston Brown Bread, which is poured into a buttered mould (yes, the book uses the British spelling) and steamed the way you might do a boiled pudding. It is placed in large pot with a trivet in the bottom and containing enough water to come halfway up the sides of the mould. Ms. Farmer makes several suggestions as to moulds you could use: “A melon-mould or one-pound baking powder boxes make the most attractive-shaped loaves, but a five-pound lard pail answers the purpose.”

I’m sure you could use a coffee can, my mom used to make boiled puddings in large coffee cans at Christmas. As for the idea of putting the mould *inside* the bean pot, a quick google didn’t show any recipes like that, but I guess it could work in theory. After all there is liquid in there with the beans so it would steam. Brings new meaning to the phrase “one pot meal,” eh?

]]> By: Tori http://blog.kathrynmcgowan.com/2009/12/30/full-of-beans/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:54:24 +0000 http://blog.kathrynmcgowan.com/?p=402#comment-81 I have heard legends of baking the brown bread in a can inside the bean pot. (And the shape that Canadian malt bread, a far superior product, comes in makes me wonder if this is For Realz.) Is it a thing which is done, or do they use this to wind us up like we talk about cow tipping?

]]> By: Kathryn McGowan http://blog.kathrynmcgowan.com/2009/12/30/full-of-beans/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:37:00 +0000 http://blog.kathrynmcgowan.com/?p=402#comment-73 Thanks for stopping by Briony. If you try them, let me know how it goes.

]]> By: Sue O'Dee/Briony http://blog.kathrynmcgowan.com/2009/12/30/full-of-beans/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:57:35 +0000 http://blog.kathrynmcgowan.com/?p=402#comment-72 Cool beans, Kathryn! Get it? Ha ha, I slay me!

I’ve been enjoying your food blog, and I may just try this. The info about acidity and how not to make them too sweet is great!

Also, good to see you at Beth’s!

Love, Bri/Sue

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