Friday, April 26 is National Pretzel Day. You know what that means – we will have some warm and soft pretzels for our members that day. We will begin handing out pretzels at 11:00 a.m. and go until they are gone.
There are a few different accounts of the origin of the pretzel. Most people agree that it does have a Christian background, and they were developed by the monks. According to The History of Science and Technology, in 610 AD, “an Italian monk invents pretzels as a reward to children who learn their prayers. He calls the strips of baked dough, folded to resemble arms crossing the chest, pretiola (little rewards).”