[Sca-cooks] Interesting picture

[Marian Walke]

Johnna Holloway wrote:
> Came across this--
> [Ulrich Richental]. Concil ium zu Constanz (Augsburg, 1483).
>  A contemporary
> account of the Council of Constance (1414---18), an ecclesiastical
> gathering that had grappled with questions of unrest and reform a
> century before the Reformation. (Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection)
> 
> Take a look at what is hanging on the mounted post.
> http://www.loc.gov/rr/rarebook/guide/ra035001.jpg

Yes, pretzels have been the sign of a baker for centuries. 
Scandinavian countries still use a  crowned pretzel to indicate a 
bakery.  It is one reason Battlefield Bakery described its 
location at Pennsic as "Sign of the Sword and Pretzel."

--Old Marian