SC - Alphabet pretzels

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Christina M. Krupp wrote:

> My father, who comes from Speyer in Germany, says that the coat of arms of
> that town portrays several pretzels. The last time he went over, I asked
> him to find out more, particularly with regard to the earliest known date
> for that heraldic depiction. He returned with no usable documentation, but
> he insists that it's "common knowledge" that pretzels were made in Speyer
> throughout the Middle Ages, and that the yearly pretzel-and-radish
> festival goes back to "ancient days". FWIW.

I assume numerous Refreshing German Beverages (TM) are consumed to
assuage the fire of the radishes, and the saltiness of the pretzels, at
this ancient festival? 

Adamantius
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