Hope's Corner: The Purloined Bagel

Hope's Corner: The Purloined Bagel

Bagels are a pretty good all-around food. And a pretty good round food, too. They are almost donuts. They are boiled instead of deep fried. It is hard to feel guilty about snacking on a bagel. When I was in high school, in a small Illinois town, I had dreams of serving cool, exotic foods. I was sure I would gain loads of sophistication, and street cred, if only I could taste things like yogurt and bagels. In sophomore speech class the home econo…