We would like to share with you the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) from other B&M® enthusiasts. Here you will find information on what goes into bringing you authentic New England-style B&M products, dietary needs and tips, and everyday uses for our products.
Yes, you can freeze baked beans in a freezer-appropriate container. The only difference we have noted is a tendency for the beans to become a little softer after the second reheating. But this is no different from most foods after a freeze/thaw cycle.
There are actually 6 different decorations since 1986. The designs are:
• Betsy Ross – First American Flag
• Independence Hall with the Liberty Bell
• Victory at Yorktown and Valley Forge
• Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence
• Paul Revere and the Old North Church
• American Revolution and the Boston Tea Party
Our B&M bean jar won the Glass Packaging Institute’s 2010 Clear Choice Award in the food category.
Yes, our B&M Brown Bread is filled into cans as a batter. The can’s end is then applied but not sealed completely. The can with the batter is then cooked in our retorts equipment used for the thermal sterilization of foods, with steam at atmospheric pressure for 3 hours, during which time the bread rises and leavening gases escape. After cooking is completed the still warm cans are sealed the rest of the way to make the can airtight.
Baked beans and brown bread are a traditional New England Saturday-night supper. Baked beans originally had their start with the Pilgrims, when cooking on the Sabbath was prohibited. The Puritans would be busy baking beans in brick ovens on Saturday, to be eaten piping hot with steamed brown bread that evening. The remains were left in the oven where they were still warm when the family returned from church Sunday morning, ready for breakfast.
You can find them at your local grocery store.