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Seamus Blackley

@SeamusBlackley

15 Mar

Welcome to my Pi day historical bagel tutorial! We are going to learn how to make the kind of bagels that were brought by Polish Ashkenazi Jews as they emigrated to the United States in the late 19th century (1880s). Let’s go!

Before we start, a few comments. Bagels are emotional. They are like few other foods, in that they inspire so much passion not only in their consumption but in the argument over what’s “real,” and what’s “proper” and such. The toppings, the water, the schmear, etc. etc. etc.

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My weird hobby is historical baking. Usually I’m doing obscure things with microbiology and archaic pottery technique, as you can see below. I’m interested in bagels because I wanted to make the thing that our ancestors brought with them to America as a way of connecting to them.

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Seamus Blackley

@SeamusBlackley

28 Feb

By *adamant* request, I have spent several weeks researching proper NYC bagels, making devices and extracts, and prepping. If you’re interested, I’ll post a thread. I have more work to do, and practice and feedback from local NYC folks. Then I’ll share. Fun experiment.

I AM AWARE OF MONTREAL BAGELS. One challenge at a time please. I think we can all agree that NYC bagels are a worth genre.

*Worthy

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Seamus Blackley

@SeamusBlackley

1 Feb

By request: Appellation Baguette Tutorial

I have been working hard to learn how to make Parisian baguettes that Follow The Rules. If you’re up for it, I’ll show you what I know so far, but be warned— simple ingredients with deep technique.

It takes practice.

Here’s the target. This is one of those simple, yet infinitely complex and beautiful things. en.parisinfo.com/where-to-eat-i…

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FYI: I am not French, have never lived in Paris, and I’m not going to pretend to be some kind of fancy asshat Instagram poser. I’m interested in baguettes because I’m interested in baking, history, and science. Here’s my usual thing:

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Seamus Blackley

@SeamusBlackley

25 Dec 20

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Shrödonger for the FASHION WIN.

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OK So the reason for the dong here is a story everyone should know, if they like QM and/or had to learn to solve Schrödinger’s equation. It’s NSFW ok?