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Twisted Bread
Feb. 28th, 2009 01:06 pmHad some friends over last night, and while we were having some snacks, the question of where pretzels come from was raised. Fortunately, we live in a modern society, so need not wallow in ignorance when it comes to our snack foods! We checked wikipedia, which has a fairly detailed entry on the history of the pretzel.
As it turns out, pretzels date back to the seventh century. The entry includes a picture from a medieval manuscript of a king at a banquet, complete with pretzels. This strikes me as the sort of historical trivia that's completly usesless if you're writting a story; even after reading up on the history of pretzels, if I were to read a book where a medieval king is munching on some pretzels, it's still going to strike me as a massive anachronism...
As it turns out, pretzels date back to the seventh century. The entry includes a picture from a medieval manuscript of a king at a banquet, complete with pretzels. This strikes me as the sort of historical trivia that's completly usesless if you're writting a story; even after reading up on the history of pretzels, if I were to read a book where a medieval king is munching on some pretzels, it's still going to strike me as a massive anachronism...