When we lived in Queens, we used to buy bagles from the small bagel/bialy stores. Nothing beat the smell of those being baked. You could smell the onion and garlic blocks away!
We also had a bakery, located in Bayside, Queens - The Cake Box. Superb German/Jewish bakery. It was open in the mid-1950's and is still in business.
Nini, I make my own chicken soup, too.
Al, You have a marvelous sense of humor!
