I've made these twice in the past week - the first time because I was curious about the recipe and the second because I got such raves on the pretzels that I had to make them again! I had all the ingredients on hand from making bagels, so didn't have to make any substitutions. Really an excellent recipe and if you already are maintaining a starter, it's super easy! I stored the leftovers the first time in a Tupperwear-type container and the consistency of the pretzels changed a little - the salt dissolved and the pretzels got denser - still good but not as good as the first day. This time the couple that were left went into a paper bag. This time the salt stayed intact and my husband said the insides stayed more like the out-of-the oven density. And you can always reheat those paper-bag-stored pretzels n the oven, or VERY briefly in the microwave, to refresh them - PJH

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