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

[Terry Decker]

>> 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.
>

Then it ain't a bagel.

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

How perceptive of a 15th Century baker to make a hole to let 19th Century 
calories fall out.

Bear