lacto-ovo-vegetarian [lakâ²tÅ Åvâ²Å vejâ²Éterâ²ÄÂ·Én] a person whose diet consists primarily of foods of vegetable origin but also includes some animal products, such as eggs (ovo), milk, and cheese (lacto), but no meat, fish, or poultry.
Baldie or Baldy (pretzel without salt) A pretzel without added salt is called a âbaldieâ (occasionally spelled âbaldy). âBaldyâ pretzel is cited in print from 1955. The Anderson Pretzel Bakery (Lancaster, PA) filed a trademark for âbaldiesâ with a âdate of first useâ of 1959. Snyderâs of Hanover (PA) has sold âbaldieâ pretzels to supermarkets since the 1980s.
The lye solution does at least two things for pretzels: It raises the pH of the pretzel's skin, which in turn makes the pretzel brown nicely as it bakes. Imparts that slightly bitter flavor. I don't think the salt used on pretzels is there to make up for a lack of salt in the dough. You can make pretzels that have plenty of flavor even without salt. I think the salt is there mainly because people like salt, because it adds a pleasing crunch, and because it's traditional -- it's part of what people (or at least Americans) expect from the pretzel experience.