Whenever we go visit Harry or he visits us, we always get some Shuey's Pretzels. Clayton Shuey continues the practice of making coal-fired pretzels that his grandfather started. His grandfather purchased the machinery they are still using in 1927, Clayton, 81 years old, was a WWII marine and a distant relative of Harry's. When we stop into the store, we always go around the counter into the back where the pretzels are made. On Saturday they make soft pretzels in two sizes - large and gigantic. To get an idea of the size, I am holding a piece of about 1/16 of the pretzel at http://365project.org/hjbenson/others/2011-12-03
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@kerristephens Thank you Kerri, so do I :) @pwallis Thank you Paula, ti is great being able to go back, see them made, and then get a hot one right out of the oven @jml0306 Thank you Joseph, on the big ones one is all you can eat :) @orangecrush thank you Jerry, it is lunchtime somewhere :)
I think I saw these guys featured on Food Network once! Or maybe it was another pretzel maker. :) I love the fact that they still do things as they've always done them. Don't find that too much anymore.
@webfoot Thank you Paul, the 1927 machine puts out a single piece - you can see it in the photo - then Clayton's son gathers about 10 of them and puts them together - so they look like brains, Clayton then messages them into one looong piece which he twists.
@pwallis Thank you Paula, ti is great being able to go back, see them made, and then get a hot one right out of the oven
@jml0306 Thank you Joseph, on the big ones one is all you can eat :)
@orangecrush thank you Jerry, it is lunchtime somewhere :)
@beautifulthing Thank you Shelly, for pretzels the old ways are better :)