The Great British Baked Bean Book: A Saucy History of Britain's Favourite Tin

Britain runs on tea, toast and the reassuring clunk of a tin opener.The Great British Baked Bean Book is a warm, witty and surprisingly thorough celebration of the humble orange-coated bean. From Indigenous American agriculture and old New England bean pots to factory production, wartime cupboards and the glorious rise of beans on toast, A. Rimmer follows the extraordinary journey of an everyday British favourite.Discover how haricot beans are grown, harvested, cleaned, cooked and canned; how advertising helped turn a simple food into a national habit; and why the familiar tin has survived changing fashions, rationing, student kitchens and countless hurried breakfasts.There are practical homemade baked-bean recipes, including a carefully developed tomatoey version inspired by the classic British taste, plus serving ideas, historical curiosities, food science, folklore, troubleshooting and enough bean-based humour to keep the pot bubbling.Yes, the famous playground rhyme makes an appearance. It would be rude not to.Perfect for food-history enthusiasts, lovers of British culture, curious cooks, homesick Britons and anyone who believes that toast is improved by something warm, orange and reassuringly familiar.Open carefully. Serve generously. Blame the dog