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January 15th is National Bagel Day! #NationalBagelDay

John-Bryan Hopkins

Here are today’s five food things to know about Bagels:

The bagel originated in Poland and it was designed for Lent.

Its name derives from the Yiddish word ‘bengal’, meaning ‘ring’ or ‘bracelet’.

Immigrant Polish-Jews brought the bagel to the United States.

Automated production and distribution of frozen bagels started in the 1960s with bagel baker Harry Lender, Murray Lender, and Florence Sender.

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The hole in the center of the bagel is for multiple bagels to be threaded onto a dowel, which allows bakers to transport the bagel more easily.

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Today’s Food History

1686 Prince Louis II de Condé, known as the Great Condé, died. He was a French general who loved to hunt and had a passion for rice. Several dishes have been named for him, including Consommé Condé and Creme Condé.

1874 James Lewis Kraft was born. Founder of Kraft Co. a wholesale cheese distributor and producer. In 1916 he patented pasteurized process cheese, a low cost cheese that would not spoil. Not a great hit with the public, but the U.S. army purchased over 6 million tins of it during WW I. During the depression, it became popular because of its low cost.

1940 David Gates of the music group ‘Bread’ was born.

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Categories: December Food Holidays, Food Holidays, Uncategorized

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December 11th is National “Have a Bagel” Day! #BagelDay

John-Bryan Hopkins

Here are today’s five food things to know about the Bagel:

The bagel originated in Poland and it was designed for Lent.

Its name derives from the Yiddish word ‘bengal’, meaning ‘ring’ or ‘bracelet’.

Immigrant Polish-Jews brought the bagel to the United States.

Automated production and distribution of frozen bagels started in the 1960s with bagel baker Harry Lender, Murray Lender, and Florence Sender.

The hole in the center of the bagel is for multiple bagels to be threaded onto a dowel, which allows bakers to transport the bagel more easily.

Today’s Food History

1940 David Gates of the music group ‘Bread’ was born.

Check out my book!

Categories: December Food Holidays, Food Holidays, Uncategorized

Tagged: bagel history, national have a bagel day

January 15th is National Bagel Day! #NationalBagelDay

John-Bryan Hopkins

Here are today’s five food things to know about Bagels:

The bagel originated in Poland and it was designed for Lent.

Its name derives from the Yiddish word ‘bengal’, meaning ‘ring’ or ‘bracelet’.

Immigrant Polish-Jews brought the bagel to the United States.

Automated production and distribution of frozen bagels started in the 1960s with bagel baker Harry Lender, Murray Lender, and Florence Sender.

The hole in the center of the bagel is for multiple bagels to be threaded onto a dowel, which allows bakers to transport the bagel more easily.

Today’s Food History

1940 David Gates of the music group ‘Bread’ was born.

Check out my book!

Categories: December Food Holidays, Food Holidays, Uncategorized

Tagged: bagel history, national have a bagel day

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December 11th is National “Have a Bagel” Day!

John-Bryan Hopkins

Here are today’s five food things to know about the Bagel:

The bagel originated in Poland and it was designed for Lent.

Its name derives from the Yiddish word ‘bengal’, meaning ‘ring’ or ‘bracelet’.

Immigrant Polish-Jews brought the bagel to the United States.

Automated production and distribution of frozen bagels started in the 1960s with bagel baker Harry Lender, Murray Lender, and Florence Sender.

The hole in the center of the bagel is for multiple bagels to be threaded onto a dowel, which allows bakers to transport the bagel more easily.

Today’s Food History

1940 David Gates of the music group ‘Bread’ was born.

Check out my book!

Categories: December Food Holidays, Food Holidays, Uncategorized

Tagged: bagel history, national have a bagel day

December 11th is National “Have a Bagel” Day!

John-Bryan Hopkins

Here are today’s five food things to know about the Bagel:

The bagel originated in Poland and it was designed for Lent.

Its name derives from the Yiddish word ‘bengal’, meaning ‘ring’ or ‘bracelet’.

Immigrant Polish-Jews brought the bagel to the United States.

Automated production and distribution of frozen bagels started in the 1960s with bagel baker Harry Lender, Murray Lender, and Florence Sender.

The hole in the center of the bagel is for multiple bagels to be threaded onto a dowel, which allows bakers to transport the bagel more easily.

Today’s Food History

1940 David Gates of the music group ‘Bread’ was born.

Check out my book!

Categories: December Food Holidays, Food Holidays, Uncategorized

Tagged: bagel history, national have a bagel day

July 26 is National Bagelfest

John-Bryan Hopkins

National Bagelfest

Five Food Finds about Bagels

Bagel history dates back to 1783, according to popular belief. They were created to honor King John III Sobieski of Poland, after he protected Austria’s people from an attack by Turkish invaders. Rumor has it a local Austrian baker created the bagel in the shape of a stirrup to honor the renowned horseman, and named it a “beugel” (the Austrian word for stirrup).

Bagels are one of the only breads that are boiled before baked. Once the bagel dough is shaped into a circle, they are dipped in boiling water for 3 to 5 minutes on each side. After that, they are drained and baked for about 10 minutes.

That little hole in the center isn’t just for looks. Rumor has it the age old “role with the hole” design is rather efficient! The bagel hole comes in handy to thread multiple bagels onto a dowel, making transport easily, especially for street vendors selling the doughy delights.

Too busy to down breakfast and your morning cuppa Joe? Try combing your caffeine fix with your breakfast bite with a Buzzed Bagel! Molecular biologist Robert Bohannon created a bagel that actually contains the caffeine equivalent of one to two cups of coffee.

Believe it or not, despite the myriad bagel flavors available from blueberry to the “everything” bagel, the most popular choice is plain, followed closely by sesame.

Today’s Food History

on this day in…

1856 George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright, was born. Known for his famous food quote: “There is no love sincerer than the love of food.”

1866 Beatrix Potter was born. English author of children’s books, her first and most famous story is ‘The Tale of Peter Rabbit,’ originally written as an illustrated letter to a sick child.

1922 Blake Edwards, American film director and producer. Among his films are ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s,’ ‘Days of Wine and Roses,’ and ‘The Tamarind Seed.’

1926 Roquefort cheese is the first cheese designated with an appellation d’origine contrôlée. Only cheese that is processed in Roquefort, France and aged in the caves there may be called ‘Roquefort Cheese.’

1989 Leslie Merry was hit with a turnip thrown from a passing vehicle in London. He was knocked down and suffered a broken rib and a ruptured spleen. He died of respiratory failure, due to the accident.

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February 9 is National Bagel and Lox Day

John-Bryan Hopkins

Celebrating February 9

Daily Five Food Finds: Bagels

1. The word Bagel is often thought to have derived from the ‘buckle‘ shape it has, but actually it is from a Yiddish word ‘beygl‘ meaning ring or hole.

2. Bagels are one of the few breads that are boiled then baked. creating the sought inside while retaining a crisp exterior.

3. Over a Billion dollars a year are spent on bagels in the US alone.

4. The top selling bagels are Plain(#1), Whole Wheat(#2) and Sesame Seed(#3)

5. Originally bagels were baked and sold by street vendors. They would have been carried around on a long string draped over the sellers’ shoulders. (Link to drawing)

What’s a lox? Lox is thinly sliced smoked salmon

Bagel & Lox are typically bagels with cream cheese, onions, and smoked salmon. Other variations often include tomatoes, cucumbers, capers, and/or scrambled eggs

Daily Quote: “Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise”~Dixie Carter

Today’s Food History

on this day in…

1870 The creation of the U.S. Weather Service (National Weather Service) was authorized by Congress

1889 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was established as a Cabinet level agency.

1899 Minnesota’s all time record low temperature: 59 degrees F below zero at Leech Lake Dam.

1894 Hershey’s Chocolate Company was founded as a subsidiary of Milton S. Hershey’s Lancaster Caramel Company.

1901 RIP Fred Harvey Born in 1835 in London, Frederick Henry Harvey, was an American restaurateur who operated a chain of restaurants called the ‘Harvey House,’ and a series of railroad dining cars and hotels. The restaurants were opened along the route of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, and were staffed by ‘Harvey Girls’, who over the years numbered in the thousands. Will Rogers said Harvey “kept the West in food and wives.”

1909 Carmen Miranda was born. Brazilian singer and actress. Appeared in many Hollywood movies, she was known as “the Brazilian bombshell” and also “the lady in the tutti-frutti hat.”

2001 The American submarine USS Greenville accidentally strikes and sinks a Japanese fishing & high school training ship, the Ehime-Maru. Nine crew members of the Ehime Maru and 4 high school students were drowned. The submarine was practicing an emergency rapid surfacing maneuver at the time.

Categories: February Food Holidays, Food Holidays

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February 9 is National Bagel and Lox Day

John-Bryan Hopkins

Celebrating February 9

Daily Five Food Finds: Bagels

1. The word Bagel is often thought to have derived from the ‘buckle‘ shape it has, but actually it is from a Yiddish word ‘beygl‘ meaning ring or hole.

2. Bagels are one of the few breads that are boiled then baked. creating the sought inside while retaining a crisp exterior.

3. Over a Billion dollars a year are spent on bagels in the US alone.

4. The top selling bagels are Plain(#1), Whole Wheat(#2) and Sesame Seed(#3)

5. Originally bagels were baked and sold by street vendors. They would have been carried around on a long string draped over the sellers’ shoulders. (Link to drawing)

What’s a lox? Lox is thinly sliced smoked salmon

Bagel & Lox are typically bagels with cream cheese, onions, and smoked salmon. Other variations often include tomatoes, cucumbers, capers, and/or scrambled eggs

Daily Quote: “Sandwich every bit of criticism between two layers of praise”~Dixie Carter

Today’s Food History

on this day in…

1870 The creation of the U.S. Weather Service (National Weather Service) was authorized by Congress

1889 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was established as a Cabinet level agency.

1899 Minnesota’s all time record low temperature: 59 degrees F below zero at Leech Lake Dam.

1894 Hershey’s Chocolate Company was founded as a subsidiary of Milton S. Hershey’s Lancaster Caramel Company.

1901 RIP Fred Harvey Born in 1835 in London, Frederick Henry Harvey, was an American restaurateur who operated a chain of restaurants called the ‘Harvey House,’ and a series of railroad dining cars and hotels. The restaurants were opened along the route of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, and were staffed by ‘Harvey Girls’, who over the years numbered in the thousands. Will Rogers said Harvey “kept the West in food and wives.”

1909 Carmen Miranda was born. Brazilian singer and actress. Appeared in many Hollywood movies, she was known as “the Brazilian bombshell” and also “the lady in the tutti-frutti hat.”

2001 The American submarine USS Greenville accidentally strikes and sinks a Japanese fishing & high school training ship, the Ehime-Maru. Nine crew members of the Ehime Maru and 4 high school students were drowned. The submarine was practicing an emergency rapid surfacing maneuver at the time.