On 8 Nov 2003 at 16:30, Cindy Fuller wrote:

> In article >,
> "H. W. Hans Kuntze" > wrote:

> > But in other parts of the country, they forget to boil the bagels
> > before baking too.

> It's not forgetting, Hans, they don't know to do it. We walked into a
> bagel place here in Seattle a few months ago and noticed the bagels
> looked a little puffy. When we asked the kid behind the counter
> whether the bagels were boiled before baking he looked at us as if we
> were from Mars.

No, it's worse than that. They don't want to boil the bagels. Many
people don't like things they have to chew, to struggle to eat. The
found that if they don't boil the bagels, they rise up more, they are
lighter, and they aren't chewy.

Of course, at this point the also aren't really bagels. At least, not
authentic bagels. But they may be more popular bagels.

Mike
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