Interesting, Max, the you have ice cream and pretzels in Zild. That's a Pennsylvania treat that I was raised on.

Pretzels are very popular in PA. Chocolate covered ones were an exotic rare treat when I was a youth; nowadays they are so common you see them in 7-11s (convenience stores).

Then there are soft pretzels. The best ones are fresh made, a foot in diameter and an inch thick, still warm from the oven, chewy, yeasty, and covered with plenty of large-grain salt. I learned to really appreciate them from my grandmother, who doted on them. Her favorite part (and mine) was the knots.