"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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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.

They'll probably start having pretzel challenges. I could live without
those big soft pretzels. Just not a favorite food at all. I do like
Synder's stick pretzels and Newman's own High Protein but could probably
live without those too.

I have made pretzels from scratch. First time was as a kid. But I couldn't
find the right salt then so had to save up the crumbs from the Mr. Salty
boxes.

If you go to PA you'll find all manner of pretzels. All kinds of fillings,
all kinds of toppings. Many of the sweet. Just not my thing.