Pretzel Logic
How do they get pretzels to do that?
———- from Bob Johnson of Minneapolis, MN
Pretzel is a German word, which roughly translates as Troll Donut. Pretzels were not made, but found, in a cave in Medieval Bavaria by Trappist monks who had wandered there in search of salt. Pretzels are crystals, technically, and the pretzel shape is a magnification of the pretzel molecule. There are also several related minerals. A cave in what is now North Dakota yielded the world’s first Shredded Wheat, and a volcanic fissure in Yosemite is the world’s only known source of Triscuit. These naturally occurring crystals have amazed scientists for centuries, and only recently have we fabricated synthetics, known commonly as Pringles. These have the same function as Pretzels, but it will be years before science can totally replace naturally occurring snack foods. Be patient. Science and shopping are working hard to make a better tomorrow.
Pretzel is a German word, which roughly translates as Troll Donut. Pretzels were not made, but found, in a cave in Medieval Bavaria by Trappist monks who had wandered there in search of salt. Pretzels are crystals, technically, and the pretzel shape is a magnification of the pretzel molecule. There are also several related minerals. A cave in what is now North Dakota yielded the world’s first Shredded Wheat, and a volcanic fissure in Yosemite is the world’s only known source of Triscuit. These naturally occurring crystals have amazed scientists for centuries, and only recently have we fabricated synthetics, known commonly as Pringles. These have the same function as Pretzels, but it will be years before science can totally replace naturally occurring snack foods. Be patient. Science and shopping are working hard to make a better tomorrow.