Hi Y'all ..
I'm back from MS and almost human again. I found my camera yesterday in one of the boxes, but only AFTER Jaylin's 1st birthday party. No worries - her daddy and mommy took 1,382 pictures so we'll get some up soon.
In the meantime - i have a question:
What is a pretzel?
I'll post the answer in a day or two .. but i wanna see your guesses in the comment section.
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6 comments:
My friends at Wikipedia say
"A pretzel is a bread pastry of German origin, that has the shape of a three looped knot or twisted braid. Pretzels are either soft or hard. Hard pretzels have evolved into a variety of shapes from knotted loops to straight "pretzel sticks" (called "Salzstangen" in German, Ropi in Hungarian). The pretzel dough is made from wheat flour, water, sugar and yeast, sprinkled with coarse salt. Pretzels are typically salted and glazed with lye[1]. . Pretzels can be found in a variety of shapes and sizes. Traditional soft pretzels are about the size of a hand. Most hard pretzels are only 2-3 mm thick. Hard pretzels which are 0.8-1.5 cm thick are called Bavarian pretzels. Hard pretzels are also available with a sweet candy coating of chocolate, strawberry and other flavors. A popular U. S. variation is "yogurt-covered pretzels" (or "ghost-face"), with a thin coating of yogurt. Some consumers consider them a healthy snack because of this, but the coating increases the fat and sugar content of the pretzel significantly. Chocolate-covered hard pretzels are also popular, especially around Christmas time. Other varieties include pretzels dipped in mustard.
In Germany pretzels are common in Southern Germany (Swabia, Bavaria) and Switzerland, where they are often sliced horizontally, buttered and sold as "Butterbrezn". In Bavaria they eat pretzels for breakfast, with Weisswurst sausage. In
German Brezel
Pretzel sticksHungary they are called "perec". Big soft salty unglazed pretzels are sold fresh in every bakery. They are popular, eaten alone or together with yoghurt or milk. Tiny hard glazed pretzels and pretzel sticks are sold in packages as snacks.
Cities in the United States like Philadelphia, Chicago, and New York are also famous for their soft pretzels and the state of Pennsylvania is a core area for hard pretzel history and production. Hard pretzels are more common than soft pretzels in most of the United States as they can be mass-produced, packaged and stored. In the United States, hard pretzels popularity started as a beer snack"
That sounds about right to me.
Hard to argue with Mike, but A pretzel is soft, with mustard and you get them at sporting events.
Mmmmm Pretzels. Dipped in mustard. Hard to beat that!
Why are we defining pretzel?
Welcome back to Maryland!
I'm pretty sure Deb is going down a different road than the one each of us are following but here is a little history lesson on how this twisty, yummy (soft variety) food source got started:
"Pretzels date back to A.D. 610, when an Italian monk rewarded students by serving them baked scraps of leftover dough. He rolled and twisted the dough to resemble his students, who folded their arms across their chests when praying.
The monk called his bread treats "pretiolas," Latin for "little rewards."
I agree with Kris, welcome home!
I have a student I call "pretzel boy." He can take off his shoes and socks, put his feet on his desk, in his desk, around his neck, and in his mouth. He performs these stunts all day long...usually when he is supposed to be doing his math or reading or writing. He is a pretzel.
I hope you don't mind if I join in on your pretzel conversation...
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