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

Take half a loaf of Boston brown bread; break in small pieces; put in an oatmeal kettle and cover with milk; boil to a smooth paste, about the consistency of oatmeal.

From Favorite Dishes : a Columbian Autograph Souvenir Cookery Book by Carrie V. Shuman

For Monday there is a New England Supper—baked beans with hot Boston brown bread.

From Armour's Monthly Cook Book, Volume 2, No. 12, October 1913 A Monthly Magazine of Household Interest by Mary Jane McClure

Two thick slices of graham or Boston brown bread toasted as brown as possible.

From The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking Adapted to Domestic Use or Study in Classes by Helen Campbell

Sandwiches may be made from thin white bread, or whole wheat bread, or Boston brown bread, or nut bread.

From Ice Creams, Water Ices, Frozen Puddings Together with Refreshments for all Social Affairs by Sarah Tyson Heston Rorer

Others serve brown sandwiches made of Boston brown bread and butter.

From Breakfasts and Teas Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions by Paul Pierce