The Grocer’s Encyclopedia
Artemas Ward’s Encyclopedia of Foods and Beverages — New York, 1911

PRETZELS, formerly called Bretzels

hard brittle twists of dough, shaped into a letter B, dipped in hot lye, salted and baked hard. They are common in Germany, and among Germans in this country as an adjunct to beer.

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