G'day Brian,
In October '01 my SO and I had spent the night in the quaint, picturesque
village of Kingman, Arizona after a trip to the Grand Canyon. For breakfast
we decided on a quick munch at McDonalds across the road. They had on the
menu 'Bacon, Cheese, and Egg Bagel' and never having had a bagel before I
was sucked in. After one bite I had rivulets of low viscosity grease down
both arms to the elbows. Never been too keen on bagels (or Maccas) since.
John.
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Subject: [OM] ( OM ) OT not coffee or SUVs. - Bagels :-)>
Hi folks
During the last couple of years, a new phenomenon has hit the New Zealand
market-place.
Bagels.
I've seen street-side signs saying "Bagels freshly boiled today" and others.
So this week I thought I'd try a packet of them. And I am totally baffled
about their apparent popularity elsewhere in the world.
I wonder what people do to make them edible.
To me they are a moderately boring version of the old doughnut (also totally
boring) and rather tough and excessively chewy as well. ( OK, my teeth are
not up to hard work like they used to be).
What do people ( 'murricans in particular ;-> ) do to them prior to
inserting
them in their mouths? What is the attraction?
A curious and baffled mind would like to know.
Brian (feeling rather curmudgeonly about bagels - and BTW, where's our
resident curmudgeon these days?)
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