Mike Avery wrote:

> On 8 Nov 2003 at 16:30, Cindy Fuller wrote:
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>
>>In article >,
>> "H. W. Hans Kuntze" > wrote:
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>>>But in other parts of the country, they forget to boil the bagels
>>>before baking too.
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>
>
>>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

Well, there is another reason that I can fathom. The "real" bagels
provide a slicing problem. Too, hard and too likely to cut their palms.
They should go back to eating doughnuts and Costco sized muffins.

--
Alan

"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion, and
avoid the people, you might better stay home."
--James Michener