How did the near-ubiquitous pretzel shape originate?
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some creative person who was wife to a sailer made her hubby a Dough-Knot that resembled his rope skills aboard ship. it caught on.
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The first makers of pretzels wanted to symbolize a person praying with their hands crossed before them.
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It's twisted, just like you and me Jeff! Actually, I think it goes back to some religious teaching, sort of like "hot cross buns" in a way.
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i learned in my old school that its supposed to be a childs hands praying but thne again thats catholic school talking.
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I just saw a tv show about them last week and they said that there was a monk or priest that would reward the children with this little crispy bread if they said their prayers. This bread was shaped like their arms crossed over their chest, like a pretzel.
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Monk or priest made them?
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The pretzel is a traditional Lenten food that originated over a thousand years ago. Some say that it was made to resemble arms crossed over the chest in prayer (an ancient custom). In fact, "pretzel" may have come from the Latin word bracellae, meaning "little arms."
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