Rotterdam reader Paul Miknavich proposes another column on Amsterdam’s bakeries. Miknavich said, “When I was a teenager I used to help my dad deliver groceries from my uncle's store, the Forbes Street Market. One of our duties was picking up the warm loaves of rye and pumpernickel [from Maldutis Bakery] for re-sale. Stuff was fantastic, never had any that came close, I suspect it may have been sourdough. Crust like leather and crumb like a damp sponge. Legend has it he took his recipes to the grave.” Maldutis Bakery was founded in 1926 in a section of Amsterdam’s East End…