German baker burns pretzels so badly fragments survive over 200 years — theguardian.com

Archaeologists say two pretzels unearthed during a dig on the banks of the Danube in the German city of Regensburg could be more than 300 years old – and are little different to the doughy product available in the state’s famous beer halls today. It’s a normal pretzel, maybe a little smaller than today Dorothee Ott, spokeswoman for the Bavarian Office for Historical Conservation, said the pretzel fragments went on display this week at the Regensburg Historical Museum.

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