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Default What's Up with Pretzels?


"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 03 Oct 2014 13:20:32 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
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>> Surely (hopefully) it's like the cupcake craze.
>>
>> Pretzel buns. Pretzel rolls. Even some ridiculous looking ad for a
>> chain serving pretzel dough pizza. (Topped with some sort of cheddar
>> cheese sauce that looks like it comes out of a can for 50¢ ball-park
>> nachos.)
>>
>> When I turn on the TV, it appears the US has suddenly gone crazy for
>> preztel dough everything. WTF?
>>
>> I like pretzels as an occasional snack. I've eaten hot doughy pretzels,
>> too. Delicious! I tried to make soft pretzels from scratch once. I
>> failed. I didn't realize at the time they are like bagels; they need to
>> be boiled before they're baked. (I was about 17 at the time.) I didn't
>> have a recipe, I just tried to cobble one together based on bread dough.
>> I wound up with crispy baked pretzels. :-D
>>
>> Back to the point. Who wants all this pretzel dough stuff? More stupid
>> marketing. And people will surely buy into it.
>>

>
> I like the trend and crave pretzel bagels. Pretzel pizza sounds
> weird, but I'd try it once.



It aint pretzel unless it's been dipped in lye water. And few are.



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