The Daily B***h*: "Pretzels are just breadsticks doing yoga."

[niyad]

*Both a noun, and a verb, depending on usage.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

1. 😬

[zeusdogmom]

5. Going to use your quote to start my yoga class - in about 20 minutes

It will get a chuckle from the class. 😃

[niyad]

9. How utterly delightful! Would love to know their reactions.

[zeusdogmom]

12. The quote was a great way to start the class.

Honest laughter, not just humoring the teacher kind. 😃

Most of us fessed up to being bread sticks - me included - at the beginning of the class. By the end we are all more pretzel like. Amazing what an hour of focused breathing and a slow flowing yoga sequence can do for a stiff bread stick of a body. Your quote is a really good analogy.

[niyad]

13. I am thrilled to know that it was put to such good use. It occurs

to me that humour has somewhat the same effect on our minds . . .relaxes the mental stiffness.

Anyway, have a very relaxed, pretzel kind of a day.

[anciano]

2. 🤔

[3catwoman3]

3. Thnx for the afternoon giggle.

[niyad]

4. You are most welcome.

[ProfessorGAC]

6. Except For The Alkaline Reaction

Pretzels are bathed in a weak lye solution to elevate the pH of the surface. Flour is naturally acidic.
This greatly accelerates the Maillard reactions that occur between reducing sugars (glucose & maltose) & amino acids.
This is what creates that nice carmel brown color. The reaction is a few orders of magnitude slower for breadsticks at a pH of 6.5. Breadsticks have a golden color crust, unlike pretzels.
Sorry; couldn't help myself.

[niyad]

14. Of course you couldn't, dear Prof. My thanks for enlarging our

knowledge, showing us that there are fascinating things to learn on even seemingly simple subjects.

[LoisB]

7. That made me laugh out loud as I reached for the pretzels I'm munching on.

[niyad]

10. Glad to make you laugh!

[Aristus]

8. Well, I don't want my breadsticks doing the downward dog.

You tell 'em to cut it out...

[niyad]

11. I am not sure they will listen to me.

[AllaN01Bear]

15. hehe.