PRINTER'S NO. 1317
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
282
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY MENTZER, SCHWEYER, DONATUCCI, KIRKLAND, SCHREIBER,
CALTAGIRONE, BLOOM, MILLARD, KINSEY, DIAMOND, V. BROWN,
VEREB, READSHAW, HICKERNELL, DiGIROLAMO, COHEN, GREINER,
HENNESSEY, HEFFLEY, WARD, ROZZI, KIM, YOUNGBLOOD, THOMAS,
ZIMMERMAN, CORBIN, WATSON, ROSS, MARSICO, TOEPEL, FARINA,
McCARTER, KLUNK, PICKETT, TALLMAN, MAJOR, FEE, PAYNE, GROVE,
GINGRICH, B. MILLER, GIBBONS, SABATINA AND GILLEN,
APRIL 21, 2015
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 21, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing April 26, 2015, as "Pretzel Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania is known as the Snack Food Capital of
the World, with snack food and confectionery companies, large
and small, generating more than $5.1 billion in sales annually;
and
WHEREAS, The production of pretzels represents a large
portion of these sales, and it is estimated that this
Commonwealth's pretzel bakeries provide about 80% of America's
supply of this delicious, twisty treat; and
WHEREAS, According to various sources, pretzels were created
by monks in the 7th century A.D. by forming scraps of dough to
represent a child's arms folded in prayer; and
WHEREAS, More than 1,000 years later the tradition of pretzel
baking was brought to Pennsylvania by German-speaking
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immigrants; and
WHEREAS, America's first commercial pretzel bakery was
founded in 1861 in Lititz, Lancaster County, when Julius Sturgis
started selling pretzels with a recipe and methods that are used
by his descendants today; and
WHEREAS, "National Pretzel Day" was initially declared in
1983 by United States Representative Robert S. Walker of
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, who proclaimed that his favorite
food deserved a holiday; and
WHEREAS, Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell redeclared
the holiday in 2003 to acknowledge the importance of the pretzel
to this Commonwealth's history and economy; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize April
26, 2015, as "Pretzel Day" in Pennsylvania.
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