[Sca-cooks] 12th-century bread (was Re: FavoriteFrugal PennsicMeals)

[Susan Fox]

Terry Decker wrote:
>>> I also forgot to check that the moisture runs off - it collected at one 
>>> point
>>> and drip-drip-dripped a 'hole' into the loaf.
>>>
>>> Giano
>>>
>>>       
>> Perhaps this is another explanation for the hole in the middle of the
>> bagel, the modern world's favorite boiled bread?  Just a thought.
>>
>>
>> Selene
>>     
>
> Sorry, bagels aren't steamed.  They are parboiled then baked.  No drips 
> (other than the bakers) to form the holes.
>
> Bear 
>   
I realize that, but maybe not everyone everywhere everywhen did it that way.

The Real Truth is that the hole is there in the bagel to let the 
calories fall out.

Selene