Saturday, 09/15/07

I stopped for something resembling breakfast this morning at a kosher Noah's Bagels tucked into a grocery store. I learned it was kosher some time ago when I asked why they didn't carry asiago, my gateway bagel. Today, while standing in a long line of Washington Husky football fans engaged in varying degrees in public displays of affection (their poor team not yet having lost 33-14), I found myself confronting the store's framed kosher certification, which included these two fascinating addenda, emphasis in original:

Sliced bagels are only Pareve if sliced by machine. Hand-sliced bagels are considered dairy.

The Egg Mit Bagel and Breakfast Panini are only acceptably kosher when the customer turns on the microwave used to cook the eggs. Store clerks will direct the customer to the microwave upon request.

I wonder how often they get that request. 10:31PM «

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