PORK AND BEANS

'Pork and beans' is a dish largely thought of as a part of American cuisine. Although its principal ingredient is of Mesoamerican origin, pork and beans no doubt has antecedents in Europe. The recipe varies considerably, but generally consists of navy beans stewed with pork or rendered pork fat. At present, pork and beans is usually also stewed with tomatoes, but this is a 19th century development. Pork and beans is a dish that is routinely purchased canned and reheated on a stove or in a microwave oven.
Although the time and place of the dish's invention is unclear, it was well established in the American diet by the mid-1800s. The 1832 cookbook ''The American Frugal Housewife'' lists only three ingredients for this dish: a quart of beans, a pound of pork, and pepper. The American Frugal Housewife pg 51 - Project Gutenberg free ebook The earliest canned pork and beans were sold by Van Camp's, who were the first to include tomatoes in their recipe, to the US Army during the American Civil War.
According to the 1975 ''Better Homes and Garden Heritage Cookbook'', canned pork and beans was the first convenience food.

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★ One of professional wrestler Dusty Rhodes most famous monologues went; "I have wined and dined with Kings and Queens, but I also slept in alleys and dined on Pork and Beans"

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★ Baked beans

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