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

Example Sentences

As we entered at one end of the room, a group of girls came in at the other end bringing pitchers of milk and piles of Boston brown bread.

From My Friends at Brook Farm by Sears, John Van Der Zee

Graham, rye, and Boston brown bread make very nice sandwiches.

From The Golden Age Cook Book by Dwight, Henrietta Latham

It was hardly a sumptuous repast, but answered every requirement, there being canned Boston brown bread and beef tea, mixed with snow and seasoned with smoke.

From The Mountains of Oregon by Steel, William Gladstone

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 McClure, Mary Jane

B     Boston Beany, Open-face Lightly butter a slice of Boston brown bread, cover it generously with hot baked beans and a thick layer of shredded Cheddar.

From The Complete Book of Cheese by Brown, Robert Carlton