"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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...is ok, I suppose, if it is a fresh cheese Danish from New York
City, although I'd prefer a Napoleon or an eclair.
What? You don't like the typical "Danish" made famous by supermarkets,
highway rest area cafeterias and coffee trucks? Day-glo fillings, and
hideous white glaze?
Uh, no. There are very few places outside of NYC where you can get
decent danish or, for that matter, decent fresh bread. When I first
moved to Jacksonville and went to the supermarket, I was appalled by
what the stores there were passing off as "bread." It all resembled
Wonder Bread, no matter what its shape or size. Imagine an Italian sub
roll whose crust and insides were the same mushy consistency, and
tasting like Wonder Bread.

A former neighbor of mine used to get the "real deal" danish and bread
shipped in from New York. His dad ran a Chinese restaurant adjacent to
Grand Central station, and at least once a month, he'd put together a
care package for us.

The situation is a little better in the DC area, although it isn't easy
to find a good rye or pumpernickel or really authentic bagels. Good
bread is supposed to have real crust.

We do have an Irish inn restaurant not too far from us that bakes its
own bread, and, according to my Irish-American wife and her father, it
is "authentic." Good stuff. Sadly, we don't have any authentic, New
York-type Jewish delis in this area. Thus, no good deli bread or pastry.


When my grandma, and my uncle (a rabbi) lived in Silver Springs, they
always had fabulous rye bread on hand. No idea where they got it, though.

By the way, are you anywhere near Hunt Valley? If so, you owe it to
yourself to visit a Wegman's supermarket. That'll be the end of your
quest for good bread in a supermarket. About the only kind they do NOT do
well is rye bread, although there's quite a bit of variation from store
to store, in terms of things the head baker chooses to make.

http://www.wegmans.com/about/storeLo...p?store_nbr=14


I've been to the Wegmans in Fairfax County, Virgina, and had a good time
browsing through it.

Growing up in New Haven, I was friendly with a couple of kids whose last
name happened to be Lender. This was before the family sold out to Kraft.
They used to make great bagels. We also had a rather large Kosher
supermarket in New Haven near us with a huge bakery.

There are or were a couple of large Kosher markets up in Rockville, but I
haven't been to one in years. They had good breads and, of course, three
legged chickens.

Silver Spring is in the midst of a huge revitalization, but I think the
largest ethnic group in the area is Korean. Great food, but not bread.


Is Cristfield's still there?