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Subject: Recipe Request
From: Laurel
Date: 12/30/2019, 1:53 PM
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com

On 12/29/2019 11:05 AM, Laurel wrote:

Hi,

Back in the 1960s, my mother would buy breakfast pastries at Larson’s Bakery 
in Berkeley, California. One in particular that I remember was called “shingle.” 
It was thin and flat, with what I think were sliced almonds on top and a glaze. 
I’ve looked for something similar in other bakeries over the years, but never 
seen anything close.

Thanks!

Hello Laurel,

I found a few - very few - mentions of Larson's Bakery in Berkeley. No recipes and no mentions of anything called "shingle." "Shingle" in cooking usually refers to a piece of toasted bread, often with toppings of some kind.  I cannot find, though, any mention of a bakery "shingle" or "breakfast shingle" and nothing like that with sliced almonds.

I'll post this for reader input.

Phaed