Boston brown bread

American  

noun

1. a dark-brown steamed bread made of cornmeal and rye meal or graham or wheat flour sweetened with molasses.

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Etymology

Origin of Boston brown bread

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

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Boston brown bread

A regular steaming can for Boston brown bread is, of course, very convenient, but the other cans mentioned are very satisfactory.

From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 1: Essentials of Cookery; Cereals; Bread; Hot Breads by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Cream Cheese and Nut Sandwiches Spread thin Boston brown bread with just a scraping of butter, then spread with cream cheese and cover with nuts; this is a delicious sandwich.

From A Little Cook Book for a Little Girl by Benton, Caroline French

Spread very thin buttered slices of Boston brown bread with chopped walnuts, or with chopped almonds, or with both mixed, or with salted nuts chopped.

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary

Boston brown bread buttered on the loaf and cut in very thin slices; spread with a filling of cream cheese and chopped walnut meats; press a buttered slice over it.

From The Golden Age Cook Book by Dwight, Henrietta Latham

It looked like Boston brown bread, but I examined it and found it to be a mass of dark brown pollen, quite soft and pasty.

From The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton by Burroughs, John