Freedom, freedom. The heart is a bagel.
Whether you’re more of a St-Viateur or Fairmount team, no bagel on the planet can compete with those produced in Montreal.
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And everyone knows that nothing goes better with a Quebec bagel than a Quebec cream cheese.
But unfortunately, Liberté, which according to many produced the best “f to c”, recently stopped producing it.
It’s certain myjewishlearning.com that fans of “a ring-shaped bun with a very firm texture, made from a naturally leavened dough, pre-cooked by scalding and then baked” learned that they were going to have to find a new cheesy substance to spread.
In the “frequently asked questions” section of the Liberté site, they confirm the sad news.
“We’re sorry you couldn’t find our cream cheese. This product has been discontinued as it is no longer possible for Liberté to continue to provide the high quality product and value that consumers have come to expect from Liberté Cream Cheese.”
Like the bagels that Montrealers love, Liberté cream cheese also has Jewish origins.
According to Nosher, it was in 1936 that the Kaporovskys, a Montreal Jewish family, opened the doors to Liberty Dairy Products in the heart of Mile-End. The company was sold in 1971 and renamed Liberté, to indicate its Quebec origin.
Today, Liberté is part of the Yoplait group, which is owned by General Mills.
Very sad news.
Also on the Bag of Crisps:
M-C Dairy in Toronto has been making traditional kosher cream cheese since 1954 serving the Jewish, Ukrainian, and Polish communities. Our cheese is made by culturing cream and then straining it by hanging rows of cheese cloth sacks for straining for 24 hours. The cream cheese was selected as Canada’s best cream cheese at the Cheese Grand Prix several years ago.
Nothing better schmeared on a bagel.