When bagels were made by hand
There was a time, not so long ago, when bagels were a regional specialty made by artisans. These bagel-makers were unionized and could bring NYC breakfasters to their knees by striking during annual negotiations for pay and benefits.
In 1962, the Local 388 cut off the city’s bagel supply for 29 days, successfully fending off management’s efforts to automate the trade. If you’ve ever tasted a bagel from a grocery store, you know they were totally in the right!
Read all about New York’s Bagel Famines, the history of bagel-making, and much more at Gastro Obscura. And here’s a nifty video on the good old days of bagel-making from the Brooklyn Public Library Film Collection.
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