Because my father grew up in Connecticut and my mom’s family is from Rhode Island, I have retained a certain genetic connection to the food of New England. I can remember my mom using the hand grinder to press out potatoes and corned beef to make corned beef hash. And sometimes Pop would use the same hand grinder and make potato cakes to be fried on the griddle. The hand grinder was the all-purpose kitchen utensil, sort of like our microwave today without, you know, electricity.
But there was this one combination of foods that was my favorite. Boston baked beans, cut up hot dogs and brown bread. And when I say “brown bread” I mean the kind that came in a can, made with molasses and cut with string ties. Getting your bread from a can might sound strange to folks who live on planet Earth, but it made perfect sense to us with our tentacles and leathery wings.
The B&M company still makes the baked beans and the brown bread so there is an opportunity to recreate childhood memories, often a
good thing to do.
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