> In response to your (and Mousie's)
> slanderous comments against Auntie Annes
> soft pretzels:
>
> pretzel \Pret"zel\, n. [G. pretzel, bretzel. Cf.
> Bretzel.] A kind of German biscuit or cake in
> the form of a twisted ring, salted on the
> outside. -Webster's Revised Unabridged
> Dictionary
>
> There is no mention of consistancy here. A
> pretzel is a pretzel because of it's *shape, not
> because of how hard or soft it is. American
> Heritage uses the word "brittle" in its
> definition, but neither traditional soft pretzels
> or A.A.'s pretzels fit that description.
>
> I *like* traditional soft pretzels. I can't think of
> any other snack I'd rather grab at a baseball
> game. I just like Auntie Anne's version better.
> With mustard, even.
>
> Gri"don't be a prejudiced preztel-eater"shny

Yeah, well, every single recipe I have found for pretzels has them either boiled or dipped in a baking soda/water bath before they are baked. I guarantee Auntie Annies doesn't do that, and that is why their "pretzels" SuXor righteously.