Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
> The dog has been walked. The dog and all 3 cats have been fed and
> are all snoozing. Hoot and Ramsey are belly up on my bed, Missy the
> hound is curled up, sleeping by her post at the back door. Bart is
> sound asleep on the hood of my Jeep in the garage. Now... it's time
> for my breakfast. It's a toss up between the 1 stuffed green pepper
> left over from last night's dinner or making an egg McBagel ;o)
>
> Michael

I just don't "get" bagels. They are tough, doughy and chewy. (And yes,
I've had freshly made bagels before - NYC doesn't have the monopoly on
them.) I just don't like them and don't understand the rage about them.
Give me a nice fluffy buttermilk biscuit any day

Jill

jmcquown wrote:

> Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
> > The dog has been walked. The dog and all 3 cats have been fed and
> > are all snoozing. Hoot and Ramsey are belly up on my bed, Missy the
> > hound is curled up, sleeping by her post at the back door. Bart is
> > sound asleep on the hood of my Jeep in the garage. Now... it's time
> > for my breakfast. It's a toss up between the 1 stuffed green pepper
> > left over from last night's dinner or making an egg McBagel ;o)
> >
> > Michael
>
> I just don't "get" bagels. They are tough, doughy and chewy. (And yes,
> I've had freshly made bagels before - NYC doesn't have the monopoly on
> them.) I just don't like them and don't understand the rage about them.
> Give me a nice fluffy buttermilk biscuit any day

While NY is famous for bagels, Montreal also produces great ones. Normally I
don't much care for those round things with holes in that are sold as bagels
around here, but any time I go to Montreal I make sure to get some, and when
my son comes to visit he usually picks up some for me.

Dave Smith wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
> > Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
> > > The dog has been walked. The dog and all 3 cats have been fed and
> > > are all snoozing. Hoot and Ramsey are belly up on my bed, Missy the
> > > hound is curled up, sleeping by her post at the back door. Bart is
> > > sound asleep on the hood of my Jeep in the garage. Now... it's time
> > > for my breakfast. It's a toss up between the 1 stuffed green pepper
> > > left over from last night's dinner or making an egg McBagel ;o)
> > >
> > > Michael
> >
Wellllll, I had a hashbrown casserole from the cafeteria here at work.
Hashbrowns, onions, chopped cooked bacon, and cheese. <burp> That was
at 7:00 and I'm good until lunch which is about 12:30 or 1:00.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
> > The dog has been walked. The dog and all 3 cats have been fed and
> > are all snoozing. Hoot and Ramsey are belly up on my bed, Missy the
> > hound is curled up, sleeping by her post at the back door. Bart is
> > sound asleep on the hood of my Jeep in the garage. Now... it's time
> > for my breakfast. It's a toss up between the 1 stuffed green pepper
> > left over from last night's dinner or making an egg McBagel ;o)
> >
> > Michael
>
> I just don't "get" bagels. They are tough, doughy and chewy. (And yes,
> I've had freshly made bagels before - NYC doesn't have the monopoly on
> them.) I just don't like them and don't understand the rage about them.
> Give me a nice fluffy buttermilk biscuit any day
>
> Jill
>
>

ACK! The "B" word. :~) You know I don't care for biscuits. Dry, salty,
crumblyness. Nope, I prefer the chewy bagel.

kili

"Michael "Dog3" Lonergan" > wrote in message
6.121...
> "jmcquown" >
> :
>
> > I just don't "get" bagels. They are tough, doughy and chewy. (And yes,
> > I've had freshly made bagels before - NYC doesn't have the monopoly on
> > them.) I just don't like them and don't understand the rage about them.
> > Give me a nice fluffy buttermilk biscuit any day
> >
> > Jill
>
> I love bagels. The chewy part is what I like most. They *must* be toasted
> though or I won't eat them. I've never made bagels and usually buy them
> from a deli on Ballas or one of the delis on Olive Street Road.
>
> Michael
>

Yep, toasted is a must! And I like them buttered. Even if I do a ham
bagelwich, I prefer butter over mayo. The only thing I don't like on a
bagel is tuna salad because it falls through the middle. :~)

kili

"kilikini" > wrote in
:

> Yep, toasted is a must! And I like them buttered. Even if I do a
> ham bagelwich, I prefer butter over mayo. The only thing I don't
> like on a bagel is tuna salad because it falls through the middle.
> :~)

A local bagel place does a BLT that's to die for.

--

"At a time of universal deceit - telling the truth
is a revolutionary act."

George Orwell

kilikini wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message

> >
> > I just don't "get" bagels. They are tough, doughy and chewy. (And yes,
> > I've had freshly made bagels before - NYC doesn't have the monopoly on
> > them.) I just don't like them and don't understand the rage about them.
> > Give me a nice fluffy buttermilk biscuit any day
> >
> > Jill
> >
> >
>
> ACK! The "B" word. :~) You know I don't care for biscuits. Dry, salty,
> crumblyness. Nope, I prefer the chewy bagel.
>
> kili


Your in-laws and the locals where you live must be the sorriest damn
biscuit makers in the universe. A fresh biscuit is neither dry, salty,
or crumbly. Maybe someday you will enjoy perfectly made biscuit before
you leave this earth. And a hot biscuit slathered with lots of butter
laid open on the plate then drenched either with Karo light syrup (when
I was a child the brand we bought was Bob White) or molasses is fine
eatin'.

Whoooooo-eeeeeeeeeeee!!

"itsjoannotjoann" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> kilikini wrote:
> > "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>
> > >
> > > I just don't "get" bagels. They are tough, doughy and chewy. (And
yes,
> > > I've had freshly made bagels before - NYC doesn't have the monopoly on
> > > them.) I just don't like them and don't understand the rage about
them.
> > > Give me a nice fluffy buttermilk biscuit any day
> > >
> > > Jill
> > >
> > >
> >
> > ACK! The "B" word. :~) You know I don't care for biscuits. Dry,
salty,
> > crumblyness. Nope, I prefer the chewy bagel.
> >
> > kili
>
>
> Your in-laws and the locals where you live must be the sorriest damn
> biscuit makers in the universe. A fresh biscuit is neither dry, salty,
> or crumbly. Maybe someday you will enjoy perfectly made biscuit before
> you leave this earth. And a hot biscuit slathered with lots of butter
> laid open on the plate then drenched either with Karo light syrup (when
> I was a child the brand we bought was Bob White) or molasses is fine
> eatin'.
>
> Whoooooo-eeeeeeeeeeee!!
>


Or doused w/a GOOD sausage gravy with a lot of pepper!

yummy!
helen

itsjoannotjoann wrote:
> kilikini wrote:
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>
>>>
>>> I just don't "get" bagels. They are tough, doughy and chewy. (And
>>> yes, I've had freshly made bagels before - NYC doesn't have the
>>> monopoly on them.) I just don't like them and don't understand the
>>> rage about them. Give me a nice fluffy buttermilk biscuit any day
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>>
>>
>> ACK! The "B" word. :~) You know I don't care for biscuits.
>> Dry, salty, crumblyness. Nope, I prefer the chewy bagel.
>>
>> kili
>
>
> Your in-laws and the locals where you live must be the sorriest damn
> biscuit makers in the universe. A fresh biscuit is neither dry,
> salty,
> or crumbly.

Absolutely they are not dry, salty or crumbly. They are moist, fluffy and
flaky!

Maybe someday you will enjoy perfectly made biscuit
> before
> you leave this earth. And a hot biscuit slathered with lots of butter
> laid open on the plate then drenched either with Karo light syrup
> (when
> I was a child the brand we bought was Bob White) or molasses is fine
> eatin'.
>
> Whoooooo-eeeeeeeeeeee!!

jmcquown wrote:
>
> I just don't "get" bagels. They are tough, doughy and chewy. (And yes,
> I've had freshly made bagels before - NYC doesn't have the monopoly on
> them.) I just don't like them and don't understand the rage about them.
> Give me a nice fluffy buttermilk biscuit any day
>
> Jill

biscuits, bagels, brioche, baguette....I never met a carbohydrate I
didn't like, especially in the bread department. I must say though,
that I've had far more *great* bagels than I have had *great* biscuits
in my life.

I like to use the Cook's Ilustrated recipe for "mile high biscuits"
when I'm in the mood...always come out gorgeous.

Sandy

Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
> "jmcquown" >
> :
>
>> I just don't "get" bagels. They are tough, doughy and chewy. (And
>> yes, I've had freshly made bagels before - NYC doesn't have the
>> monopoly on them.) I just don't like them and don't understand the
>> rage about them. Give me a nice fluffy buttermilk biscuit any day
>>
>> Jill
>
> I love bagels. The chewy part is what I like most. They *must* be
> toasted though or I won't eat them. I've never made bagels and
> usually buy them from a deli on Ballas or one of the delis on Olive
> Street Road.
>
> Michael

A long, long time ago there was a place in Memphis called "Johann Sebastion
Bagel"

Jill

Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:

> "L, not -L" > :
>
> > I haven't had a great (water)bagel in a long time; the only place I
> > know with real bagels (rather than the buns with a hole that grocery
> > stores sell) is The Bagel Factory on Olive. There used to be a number
> > of great bagelries ins STL metro, but all my old favorites are gone.
> > Where else are good, old-fashioned chewy bagels available in STL area
> > (say within 10 miles of you)?
>
> Here are a couple of places with decent bagels. I really have not found
> great bagels here for quite awhile. A few of my bagel joints have closed
> or changed hands (for the worst).


Bagels seemed to be kind of a "fad" food thing, about ten years ago
franchised bagel places were thick on the ground. Used to have two on the
strip here in my nabe, now there are none. I liked Einstein's, for what
they were they were fine (although a true bagel aficionado would blanch at
their version of "bagels")...

Now Chipotle and a "pan - Asian" place have taken the spots once occupied by
the bagelries...no doubt they'll move on some day too to make way for the
next trend.

--
Best
Greg