No. Just one unfortunately free of the pleasant treat of bread in a can.Have I lived some kind of sheltered, privileged life?!?
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I'm tempted to order some just to give it a try!
It's actually pretty good stuff.
i would eat a Beenie Weenie Sandwich. first time like Gary Described
however, i am Doubting my palate would want mayo
however, i am Doubting my palate would want mayo
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Shepards pie….
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First hop on I90. Drive east to end. Hit nearest supermarket.Yeah, after reading you guy's posting about canned bread I did a Google search and found several links to the B&M Canned Bread.
I've never heard of, much less seen, such a thing before now.
Canned bread sounds like some kind of holdover from the days of WWII K-rations to me.
Have I lived some kind of sheltered, privileged life?!?
It’s definitely a northeastern regional thing.
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It is but it’s nothing like pumpernickel bread. It’s a molasses enriched bread. I forget what the homemade version recipes use for flours. I made it from scratch long long ago. It’s closer to a quick bread texture wise like zucchini bread.
Edit….base flours are corn meal, rye and some white flour. B&M started selling it in 1928 but the bread itself is older than that and it’s form was in a can earlier, steamed like a English pudding. My mom used to make a Plum Pudding for Christmas the same way. In my youth it was a washed out big tomato or fruit juice can covered with foil and placed in a big sauce pot with a water bath. Eventually she inherited her great aunt’s plum pudding tin and used that. Warm plum pudding with a whisky hard sauce was a nice dessert.
My friend’s grandfather was a depression era guy, German immigrant, son of a brew master. When WW2 started he really didn’t want to be killing his cousins so he signed up to be a cook in the coast guard. He would tell me some of the tricks of the trade like baking loaves of bread on the ship in washed cans cans instead of baking pans they were short of. - Stories from the older generation at hunting camp. He liked, (tolerated at first), me as I would help him out with chores in hunting camp. He was in his eighties and had little business clambering down the stony creek bank for buckets of water. I just kept him in water and fire wood. Eventually he’d talk to me lol.
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I never heard of it either. Maybe it's a regional thing. Don't know.Yeah, after reading you guy's posting about canned bread I did a Google search and found several links to the B&M Canned Bread.
I've never heard of, much less seen, such a thing before now.
Canned bread sounds like some kind of holdover from the days of WWII K-rations to me.
Have I lived some kind of sheltered, privileged life?!?
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It is regional but you’re in the region! Assuming you’re still in Wayne county.
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I saw that it's at Walmart. As much as I hate Walmart right now I'll pick up a can tomorrow.
I'll report back my findings after I try it.
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It’s mildly or moderately sweet. Goes well warm with butter. A plate of beans and good hot dogs with the brown bread is a comfort food of mine that takes me back to the 70’s growing up. Market 32/price Chopper out by Albany has it near the canned beans iirc. I am not sure if Hannaford’s has it. We don’t have Wegmans so I am no help there.
B&M Plain Brown Bread | 16 Oz. | Canned Beans
B&M Plain Brown Bread found at Hannaford Supermarket. Add to online shopping list or grocery cart for Hannaford To Go.
www.hannaford.com
Edit, they have it too!
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To me...... NOTHING beats a good old BLT! Back in the day I was good for 4-5 of them for lunch with a few good pickles and Mao slathered all over them.
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My all time favorite! two is plenty for me and a side of coleslaw.
Here, here! Though a BLT isn't much of an experimental sandwich
The local Shari's restaurant served a 3-cheese grilled sandwich with bacon. That was pretty tasty.
Until they closed their doors for good.
EDIT: I decided that I'd make myself a Shari's-style 3-grilled-cheese & bacon sandwich for lunch today. Monterey jack, provolone, & Swiss cheeses on whole grain bread with 3 strips of crispy bacon. Turned out really good! A complete cholesterol BOMB, but very tasty!
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I do like the sound of that. I haven't had toasted cheese sandwiches in a long time probably years. A light case of Type 2 Diabetes so I watch what I eat. I'm also cheap so I made some out of Swiss cheese with some bacon bits added. Very tasty! I also made some using Velveeta slices, once again was good and then some with Cheese Whiz. I haven't had Cheese Whiz since the 70's. A bit salty but still tastes the same to me. I may never make them again but I did enjoy having them again.Here, here! Though a BLT isn't much of an experimental sandwich
The local Shari's restaurant served a 3-cheese grilled sandwich with bacon. That was pretty tasty.
Until they closed their doors for good.
EDIT: I decided that I'd make myself a Shari's-style 3-grilled-chees & bacon sandwich for lunch today. Monterey jack, provolone, & Swiss cheeses on whole grain bread with 3 strips of crispy bacon. Turned out really good! A complete cholesterol BOMB, but very tasty!
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It was fairly common around Scranton PA. In the 70's and 80's it was a staple at Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. I preferred the raisin version, as I though it was more moist than the non-raisin version. With some butter on it, yum!Yeah, after reading you guy's posting about canned bread I did a Google search and found several links to the B&M Canned Bread.
I've never heard of, much less seen, such a thing before now.
Canned bread sounds like some kind of holdover from the days of WWII K-rations to me.
Have I lived some kind of sheltered, privileged life?!?
Not sure if it was an Irish thing, or just a northern coal field thing.
Memories.....
Tinned brown bread was developed in New England by colonists. It caught on quickly and soon after it was embraced by the UK where it is considered a treat. I have been partaking of it since I was 3 years old.
Mom used it in a myriad of tasty ways but, as I mentioned earlier, my favorite is with jam and clotted cream.
Mom used it in a myriad of tasty ways but, as I mentioned earlier, my favorite is with jam and clotted cream.
