From All Ireland Rosary Rally page: "Did you know? German monks invented the pretzel in the early Middle Ages as a Lenten food; the twisted shape was meant to resemble arms crossed in prayer."
Neither did I Agnes. To be honest, I thought they were a Jewish creation. Years ago, part of the area of Dublin I grew up in was known as Little Jerusalem. There was a shop around there called the Pretzel Bakery, which is probably what gave me that idea.
My favourite are hot cross buns . They are always lovely all year. But I remember one time I made me own to an old recipe and they were gorgeous, far different than from the bakery.
