Visit the B&M Factory in Portland, Maine, Where They Make Their Famous Canned Brown Bread

In this segment, we’re in Portland, Maine, to visit the B&M Factory, producer of the distinctly New England brown bread.

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Don’t knock it till you try it! This New England tradition was born out of necessity and predates the founding of our country. In this season 4 segment of Weekends with Yankee (episode 410), we are in Portland, Maine to check out the B&M Factory, producer of brown bread and baked beans. Brown bread can be traced back to the settlers and is still being produced 300 years later. Distinctly New England, this is a food rarely heard of in other regions of the country. However, one bite and you can taste the history of our nation. Traditionally eaten on a saturday, Brown Bread and baked beans remain a weekend staple in families all over New England. 

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