Fran asks "How far in advance can you shape the pretzels before the water boil?" The Baker's Hotline replies, "Try shaping, cover and store in the frig for a few hours where they will rise, just more slowly. You should be able to drop them into the boiling water straight from the frig. Elisabeth@KAF" This seems to indicate that you let the pretzels rise after shaping and yet the recipe doesn't state to do so. Are they supposed to rise after shaping?

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