Getting twisted with Hammond's Pretzels

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Getting twisted with Hammond's Pretzels

POSTED: Friday, February 11, 2011, 5:47 PM

Filed Under: Gifted | Product Placement | Weird Regional Foods



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When William Lichty lost his job to the Great Depression in 1931, he went to his own grandfather, William Hammond, who had been a pretzel baker in the late 1800s. The two men founded their bakery on Hammond's original recipe in their adjacent garages. Today, the fourth and fifth generation continue the tradition of hand-rolling and twisting sourdough pretzels in the same location in Lancaster. And what fine pretzels they are!Â Shatteringly crisp but not overly hard, with a subtle bready tang from a slow rise, they put machine-made treats by the same name to shame.Â The 3-pound box I received as a birthday gift (thank you, Miss Lou!) was stuffed with Hammond's "Regular" version, but I am already eager to order up a can of "Dark" and a can of "Light Salt," to say nothing of the hand-dipped milk and dark chocolate-covered iterations available as a special order. Sodium fiends may be interested in the "Extra Salty" offering, so coated with crystals the pretzel becomes invisible. Prices range from $26.50 for 2.5-pound box to $48.50 for 5-pound can; prices include shipping to the continental U.S., and may be ordered online at hammondpretzels.com.Â Locally, the Pennsylvania General Store at the Reading Terminal Market (12th and Arch streets) stocks Hammond's products.

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