Nancy Young wrote:

> "Julia Altshuler" <jaltshuler@comcast.net> wrote
>
>
>>Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>>
>>>It depends on the bagels. The cheapest bagels we get around here are
>>>horrible. The best we can get locally are not very good. I usually only
>>>get bagels when I am in Montreal because they are so good there. Anything
>>>else is just a cheap imitation.
>
>
>>You say that because you've never had a proper New York bagel. That's the
>>real thing. Here's to bagels!
>
>
> I never met a toasted bagel until I moved from New York. Strange
> concept. That's when I found out good bagels are hard to find elsewhere.
> The ones you find, might as well toast them.

I have to disagree about good bagels being hard
to find outside of New York. At least it doesn't
apply to Pittsburgh and the L. A. area, two places
I've lived and eaten many bagels, good and bad, but
there are definitely good ones and they are not that
hard to find, in my experience.

Kate

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