"Ripon" > wrote in message
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| Also in Washington D.C. and Arlington,VA(Manhattan bagles), also had
| very good kind in London. The best one I have ever had was-in a brunch
| place somewhere near Central park(NY). By the way, I have a question-
| so bagles came to US by Jews community? Or would like to know, the
| origin of bagles.

Origin - legend has it they were created as in Austria by a Jewish baker as
a way to thank a ruler from Poland (who had helped protect the Austrians
from an invasion). They moved from Poland into Russia and then somehow got
proliferated around the world. Best served with a schmear.