Talk:Kringle
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In Australia, kringles are made in a shape a bit like a pretzel, and I was told by a Norwegian friend that the name kringle comes from fact that this looks like a letter K or C (he didn't seem too sure which to say) in an old traditional alphabet. Can anyone confirm this source of the name? Andrewa 23:42, 11 Oct 2004 (UTC)
Not Australia but Austria. I heard from an employee at one of the Kringle distributers (Racine, WI) that some Austrian chefs had created the Kringle, but the Scandinavians did not like the pretzel-shaped pastry (extra dough in the middle) and asked that the pastry be laid flat. -bel
No, none of the several predating alphabets have a similar sound for the "K" rune, and besides, the symbolic meaning of these was often negative. According to DSO online, the all-comprehensive danish dictionary, the now defunkt verb to "kringle" means to entangle, which pretty much describes the shape.Dkviking 17:10, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
There's been comment on VfD that kringles were a speciality of a small area in the USA. I first ate one in the 1960s in Sydney, they were a curiosity then certainly but very popular. The shop that made them has now closed, but there are at least three independent bakers in the immediate area that still make them. Bonza tucker, mate. Andrewa 01:16, 12 Oct 2004 (UTC)
The shape predates danish civilisation, in that ancient celtic breads for religious ceremonies were the first to be shaped like a pretzel around the year 1000BC.Dkviking 17:10, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
In danish the word is also used as an adjective 'kringlet', meaning something interwoven and quirky. Whether it is named after the bread or vice-versa I do not know. Carewolf 11:30, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
Note: For the archived deletion debate for this article see Talk:Kringle/delete. -- Graham ☺ | Talk 16:29, 17 Oct 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Pronunciation?
Anyone care to add a pronunciation guide? I'm curious whether it's 'KRING-uhl' or 'KRING-luh'. — Morganiq 20:48, Dec 25, 2004 (UTC)
I grew up pronouncing it "kring-luh", but I also was told this is a Swedish and/or Norwegian dessert. Our family makes them in a figure 8 shape and is best smeared with butter. figure 8 shape if definately wrong, since it's a different symbol (don't get me started)Dkviking 17:10, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
