"Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
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> On Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, we decided to hit the road in
> search of Cohen's Bakery in Ellensville, NY and also to Bread Alone in
> Boiceville. While others started their holiday shopping, we sought the
> elusive pumpernickel raisin and wild artisan bread.
>
> http://www.cohensbakery.com/
>
> http://www.breadalone.com
>
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> There on the back shelves were 4 of the huge 5lb loaves of
> pumpernickel. I get the feeling most customers buy part of a loaf,
> not a whole one. This was based on the look on the face of the kind
> woman behind the counter when I enthusiastically said "yes" when she
> asked , somewhat incredulously, if we really wanted the whole thing.

One of those leaves on a jet plane Monday heading in my direction :-) I also
ordered a rye as long as we are going into bread overload here. I suppose I
need to clear out the freezer in anticipation of their arrival :-)

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Oooh sound like a wonderful day. On the other hand -- here the day started
with the garbage truck backing into our parked car and me in my bathrobe in
the middle of the street with a turkey needing to be stuffed and shoved in
the oven sitting on the countertop and waiting for the police to show up ...
I would rather have been with you.

I miss buying stuff at real bakeries and them putting it in white boxes and
tieing with string and my mother saying "don;t carry that by the string, put
your hand under the box" :-) Whatever happened to string, when did it go out
of style? Of course the better question is what ever happened to good
bakeries, but I digress ....

Ellen