h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

OK, you've hit the nail on the head with your praise of the pretzel - indeed they are capable of convincing the user that the taste buds are an important erogenous zone. Anyone with a decent regard for the sensuous experience that is eating would be ill able to resist the nasal assault from a decent German bakery. Curiously, the Germans seem to space their urban bakeries at a distance that can be walked in the time it takes to eat the average pretzel. A civilised folk, these Teutons.

Thanks for the tip about the Auntie Anne's - one of life’s great problems is finding a pretzel when one actually needs one. This being the case, anyone with a good tip on how to actually fabricate an acceptable pretzel in the warmth and comfort of one’s home would be greatly appreciated.