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Cooking & Baking

Backseat Driver

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12. I feel your pain...my Ohio community has no idea how to do a slovenian potica...even at the Christmas holidays.

Reply to japple (Original post)

Thu May 23, 2024, 02:16 PM

May 2024

Folks around here consider pastries to mean only doughnuts, cupcakes, and luxury custom chocolate chip cookies.

For your chuckles - here's an unusual article re authenic bagels in a cultural hot-spot (non-desert) on the West Coast. Yes, even there, the writer has problems finding this bread form. Enjoy, and hope you find your ideal bagel vendor in Georgia. On that, I cannot advise.

LOL: https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-nosher/i-have-thoughts-about-the-viral-la-stuffed-bagel/

Other articles and recipes if you search for bagels on the site you land on above.

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I live in a cultural desert--the 11th congressional district of Georgia. There are no authentic bagels [View all] japple May 2024 OP

Why don't you think of your favorite bagel shops LuvLoogie May 2024 #1

Finding a good bagel is tough to find south of the Ohio river. alfredo May 2024 #2

Ditto a decent Kaiser wheat bran roll bucolic_frolic May 2024 #3

Bruegger's is a national chain and they might ship ones that you can finish yourself in your oven Botany May 2024 #4

You can buy NY style bagels from Amazon. Quakerfriend May 2024 #5

Amazon? no_hypocrisy May 2024 #6

Back in the 60's I use to buy bagels at a bakery Emile May 2024 #7

There are NO bakeries in my area. The grocery stores have in-store bakeries as do some of the japple May 2024 #9

Have you tried Whole Foods BlueSky3 May 2024 #8

You don't need to scold me about using the term cultural desert. My family has lived on this land since the 1850s japple May 2024 #10

Sorry - so many people feel free BlueSky3 May 2024 #11

Oh believe me, I know. I don't know how many times I have jumped on some of those posts that japple May 2024 #15

I feel your pain...my Ohio community has no idea how to do a slovenian potica...even at the Christmas holidays. Backseat Driver May 2024 #12

google search turned up a bunch of places in GA. have no clue if any of them are near you tho.... msongs May 2024 #13

Thank you. Looks like the one in Acworth is only about 40 miles from me. It would be worth a drive japple May 2024 #16

glad to hear that. maybe make a day trip out of it and search for other signs of culture lol nt msongs May 2024 #17

I sympathize, I live in New Mexico Warpy May 2024 #14