Pumpernickel

Pumpernickel

• lovebreezy 14 years ago
  An explanation of the origin of the word PUMPERNICKEL:
  “Pumpern” was a New High German word similar in meaning to the English “fart” (so chosen because, like the word “achoo”, it imitated the sound it described), and “Nickel” was a form of the name Nicholas, an appellation commonly associated with a goblin or devil (e.g., “Old Nick” is a familiar name for Satan). Hence, pumpernickel is the “devil’s fart” allegedly a reference to the bread’s indigestible qualities and hence the effect it produced on those who consumed it.
  
  I love pumpernickel.
  
  Via Snopes.com
  
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• pat2me 14 years ago said:
  Well, that explains a lot
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• borinda 14 years ago said:
  Gee... and to think I've loved that bread forever. Now if I eat it I'll fret. ;-)
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• sitbynellie 14 years ago said:
  I love it! He he he...
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