The Secret to New York Deli-Style Cream Cheese Is Seltzer

I don’t claim to be a great authority on bagels. I wasn’t even aware they existed until I moved from Aberdeen, Mississippi to Los Angeles at the tender age of six. I’m also not much of a baker, even with a good recipe, so I tend to accept whatever New Yorkers tell me when it comes to these boiled-then-baked rings of…

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