Maine Baked Beans the Old Way

Not That Sweet and Lots of Pork

IN THE OLD WEEKLY RHYTHM of Maine kitchens, Thursday’s meal was boiled dinner, Friday’s was chowder, Saturday’s was baked beans, and Sunday’s was leftover baked beans, to give the cook a rest and time to go to church. Saturday’s baked beans retain the strongest hold. Rarely, very exceptionally, the beans might be bean-hole beans: a hole is dug and a fir…