Bagel decision-making: Cream cheese or jam?

princealfie · Feb 1, 2007, 01:19 PM

I got two free bagels at work today and was wondering what a democratic vote about what to stick on top on the bagel half would be.

So for political purposes, I would like to know whether you prefer jam/jelly or cream cheese on your bagel half.

Plus, we can recommend our favorite bagel brands while we're at it.

I like Einstein Bagels a lot.

adk · Feb 1, 2007, 01:31 PM

Why not both? or as an alternative, try putting cottage cheese on top instead.

killmoms · Feb 1, 2007, 01:32 PM

Psh, neither. Butter only.

I'm a "simplicity" kind of guy.

GnarleyMarley87 · Feb 1, 2007, 01:35 PM

princealfie · Feb 1, 2007, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GnarleyMarley87

So is that a picture of the forthcoming iBagel?

Or the new look for the Airport Express terminal?

dadsp33k · Feb 1, 2007, 01:40 PM

no lox?

siurpeeman · Feb 1, 2007, 01:50 PM

i like to schmear my bagel with peanut butter and jelly. pb&j bagels are absolutely my fav!

thejadedmonkey · Feb 1, 2007, 01:56 PM

Where's the "both" option?
Cream cheese AND jam!

shecky · Feb 1, 2007, 01:56 PM

a nice schmear of chopped liver is always delightful on a good bagel.

i am also fond of cinnamon-rasin bagels with willowtree chicken salad on top.

Cassie · Feb 1, 2007, 02:21 PM

I LOVE butter, but cream cheese is nice once in a while.

smueboy · Feb 1, 2007, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by dadsp33k

no lox?

Yep - that's the best.

Alternatively, smoked salmon flavoured cream cheese is good too.

spicyapple · Feb 1, 2007, 03:06 PM

Neither.

But if I had a choice, I would put:

Tomato sauce
Cheese
Chicken
Garlic
Mushrooms
Onions

on my thin crust bagel.

Bill Gates · Feb 1, 2007, 03:07 PM

Cream cheese, then lox on top of that.

PlaceofDis · Feb 1, 2007, 03:07 PM

cream cheese
or a bagel pizza

redmeister · Feb 1, 2007, 03:19 PM

strawberry cream cheese for the win (semi best of both worlds)

CEAbiscuit · Feb 1, 2007, 03:21 PM

A shmear of cream cheese... really the only choice.

WildPalms · Feb 1, 2007, 03:23 PM

I second the cream cheese. Is jam like jelly?

adrianblaine · Feb 1, 2007, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WildPalms

I second the cream cheese. Is jam like jelly?

There are slight differences...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jam

Quote:

Properly, the term jam refers to a product made with whole fruit, cut into pieces or crushed. The fruit is heated with water and sugar activating the pectin in the fruit before being put into containers.

The term jelly refers to a similar process with the additional step of filtering out the fruit pulp after the initial heating with a "jelly bag" made of cloth.

WildPalms · Feb 1, 2007, 03:28 PM

Thanks, I think I'll stick to jelly. Jam sounds too chunky for my liking

CEAbiscuit · Feb 1, 2007, 03:29 PM

I only use jelly. The whole visual I got from the words "toe jam" has ruined any thing labeled "Jam."

balamw · Feb 1, 2007, 04:07 PM

Another vote for both if available, although depending on my mood I like em plain better.

B

princealfie · Feb 1, 2007, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by balamw

Another vote for both if available, although depending on my mood I like em plain better.

B

Sorry, can't vote for both because that would be like indecisive

poopyhead · Feb 1, 2007, 04:14 PM

I vote both as well

maybe this is just a southern thing
but
first you have to fry the bagel in butter to toast it then the cream cheese and strawberry jam

Manhattan bagle in Roswell, GA is the best

princealfie · Feb 1, 2007, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poopyhead

I vote both as well

maybe this is just a southern thing
but
first you have to fry the bagel in butter to toast it then the cream cheese and strawberry jam

Manhattan bagle in Roswell, GA is the best

Fried bagels? Wow, that sounds rather interesting. Please tell us more!

poopyhead · 04:49 PM

not deep fried
you slice the bagles in half and use roughly a tablespoon of butter (please no oleo or margerine) in a shallow frying pan and toast the bagles in the butter then smear them with cream cheese and strawberry jam

it is supprisingly good and healthy

french toast bagles are also good

View Poll Results: Which you prefer on your bagel?
cream cheese	52	92.86%
jam/jelly	4	7.14%
Voters: 56. You may not vote on this poll

Feb 1, 2007, 01:19 PM	#1
princealfie macrumors 68020 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Salt Lake City UT	Bagel decision-making: Cream cheese or jam? I got two free bagels at work today and was wondering what a democratic vote about what to stick on top on the bagel half would be. So for political purposes, I would like to know whether you prefer jam/jelly or cream cheese on your bagel half. Plus, we can recommend our favorite bagel brands while we're at it. I like Einstein Bagels a lot. __________________ www.qipeng.net http://www.artcat.com/event/view/6/9559

Feb 1, 2007, 01:31 PM	#2
adk macrumors 68000 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Stuck in the middle with you	Why not both? or as an alternative, try putting cottage cheese on top instead. __________________ My Powerbook has a dent the size of texas.

Feb 1, 2007, 01:32 PM	#3
killmoms macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Washington, DC	Psh, neither. Butter only. I'm a "simplicity" kind of guy. __________________ killmoms.com - Well, don't really. Goodbye Velocity and Yaseko, say hello to... Henrietta: 15" MacBook Pro, 2.33GHz C2D, 2GB RAM Kyoko: 8GB iPhone

Feb 1, 2007, 01:50 PM	#7
siurpeeman macrumors 601 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: the OC	i like to schmear my bagel with peanut butter and jelly. pb&j bagels are absolutely my fav! __________________ grr...argh...

Feb 1, 2007, 01:35 PM	#4
GnarleyMarley87 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Atlanta

Feb 1, 2007, 01:40 PM	#6
dadsp33k macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Parkville, MD	no lox?

Feb 1, 2007, 01:56 PM	#8
thejadedmonkey macrumors 68040 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Pa	Where's the "both" option? Cream cheese AND jam! __________________ Mac Mini G4 • MacBook Pro • iPod Nano "Good judgement comes from experience, experience comes from bad judgement." - Mulla Nasrudin

Feb 1, 2007, 01:56 PM	#9
shecky Guest Join Date: May 2003 Location: Obviously you're not a golfer.	a nice schmear of chopped liver is always delightful on a good bagel. i am also fond of cinnamon-rasin bagels with willowtree chicken salad on top.

Feb 1, 2007, 02:21 PM	#10
Cassie macrumors 601 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: A bittersweet sunrise	I LOVE butter, but cream cheese is nice once in a while. __________________ MR's PPC Fangirl eMac 1.42 GHz - 10.4 StickLife - On Hiatus

Feb 1, 2007, 03:06 PM	#12
spicyapple macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2006	Neither. But if I had a choice, I would put: Tomato sauce Cheese Chicken Garlic Mushrooms Onions on my thin crust bagel.

Feb 1, 2007, 03:07 PM	#13
Bill Gates macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jun 2006	Cream cheese, then lox on top of that. __________________ 15" MacBook Pro 5,1 / 2.66GHz / 4GB / 500GB SOLD 15" Toshiba CrapBook Min 1.4GHz / 512MB / 40GB TEMPORARY until the new notebooks are launched

Feb 1, 2007, 03:07 PM	#14
PlaceofDis macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Chicago.	cream cheese or a bagel pizza

Feb 1, 2007, 03:19 PM	#15
redmeister macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2007	strawberry cream cheese for the win (semi best of both worlds)

Feb 1, 2007, 03:21 PM	#16
CEAbiscuit macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The Kitchen	A shmear of cream cheese... really the only choice. __________________ Les: It was almost as if they were...organized!! Mr Carlson: As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.

Feb 1, 2007, 03:23 PM	#17
WildPalms macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Honolulu, HI	I second the cream cheese. Is jam like jelly? __________________ Shiny ! "Yep!..... that went well."

Feb 1, 2007, 03:28 PM	#19
WildPalms macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Honolulu, HI	Thanks, I think I'll stick to jelly. Jam sounds too chunky for my liking __________________ Shiny ! "Yep!..... that went well."

Feb 1, 2007, 03:29 PM	#20
CEAbiscuit macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The Kitchen	I only use jelly. The whole visual I got from the words "toe jam" has ruined any thing labeled "Jam." __________________ Les: It was almost as if they were...organized!! Mr Carlson: As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.

Feb 1, 2007, 04:07 PM	#21
balamw macrumors 601 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New England, USA	Another vote for both if available, although depending on my mood I like em plain better. B __________________ UMBP (15" SD 2.8 GHz), UMB (13" 2.4 GHz), iMac (17" Yonah), 16GB iPhone 3G, 8GB 3G Nano, Airport Extreme, Time Capsule, TV

Feb 1, 2007, 04:14 PM	#23
poopyhead macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: in the toe-jam of greatness (Fort Worth)	I vote both as well maybe this is just a southern thing but first you have to fry the bagel in butter to toast it then the cream cheese and strawberry jam Manhattan bagle in Roswell, GA is the best

Feb 1, 2007, 04:42 PM	#25
poopyhead macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: in the toe-jam of greatness (Fort Worth)	not deep fried you slice the bagles in half and use roughly a tablespoon of butter (please no oleo or margerine) in a shallow frying pan and toast the bagles in the butter then smear them with cream cheese and strawberry jam it is supprisingly good and healthy french toast bagles are also good Last edited by poopyhead : Feb 1, 2007 at 04:49 PM.

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