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April Is National Soft Pretzel Month

There are many different claims about the origin of the pretzel. Some sources say it was created in the French region of Alsace on the border between France and Germany. Some say it originated in Medieval times, others that it dates back to Ancient Rome or even Celtic times.

But while the exact origin of the pretzel is unknown, it is a fact that “the Brezel” was brought to America in 1710 by the Palantine Germans, later known as the Pennsylvania Dutch. In fact, the first commercial pretzel bakery was established in the town of Lititz in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania by Julius Sturgis in 1861.

Today over 300 million pounds of pretzels and pretzel products are produced every year.

Annual pretzel sales top $180 million and are the second most popular snack behind the potato chip.

Posted by Kristina at April 12, 2005 01:19 PM in Foreign Language.