| Show Pretzel Honored After 90 Years Industry Has Many Interesting Twists D. C. Pretzels-shiny brown and lightly dusted with salt have come a way in the last years or It Is true that some pretzels in recent years have fallen among evil companions but the twisted cracker or biscuit also has been the solace of children and the accessory to good The is In the news these days because it is celebrating the anniversary of its commercial arrival In Pretzel making began in the Pennsylvania Dutch country and some of the best pretzels still come from Lititz and Automatic machines turn them out by the hundreds of but to the true fancier the tastiest pretzels are still Around the twisting and baking of pretzels is the specialty of skilled They take strips of pretzel dough yeast and water and with deft hand motions tie the dough into conventional pretzel The knotted dough is placed on pans or racks to rise and then the burgeoning pretzels are boiled tor less than a minute In a potash or bicarbonate of soda This treatment gives them their gloss and make practically Bikini time is five to eight |
