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Bean hole
A Maine bean hole is a fixed, stone-lined pit that holds a covered iron pot among coals beneath earth. Logging-camp testimony and present-day demonstrations document related local practices.
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A Maine bean hole is a fixed, stone-lined pit that holds a covered iron pot among coals beneath earth. Logging-camp testimony and present-day demonstrations document related local practices.

A covered iron vessel used in Maine bean-hole cooking, set into a preheated stone-lined pit and buried for a slow cook.