In article >,
Steve Dunbar > wrote:

> TINY wrote:
>
> > I would like to try to make home made pretzels is it hard to do
>
> It may be hard to find some of the ingredients -- pretzel salt and food
> grade lye. Pretzels are dipped into a lye solution before baking. Baking
> soda can be used instead, but the pretzels won't be as good. Don't use
> drain-cleaning lye such as Red Devil or Drano.

Um, why? That's exactly what the Sunset bread cookbook told me to use.
Red Devil lye, that is. Drano has aluminum and other stuff in it.

The lye combines with carbon dioxide during the baking process and
becomes harmless, BTW.

Isaac