[12B]

Well if it's a real authentic Oktoberfest you'll want big soft pretzels, salted white radishes, and Festbier.

Of course there also Schmalzbrot which is essentially lard with little pieces of crumbled bacon smeared on a piece of sturdy bread. It tastes like, well, lard on a piece of bread but it does line the stomach nicely for a lengthy round of bier drinking.

[carlo3b]

Schmalzbrot which is essentially lard with little pieces of crumbled bacon smeared on a piece of sturdy bread......

Yummmmmmm :-D ......GULP!

[Exit148]

When I was a kid, everyone saved the bacon fat left over from frying bacon. I did for years, also, and I'm sure many still do. It was great for cooking and frying things - like potatoes. I loved the smell and taste -- in its HOT LIQUID FORM. Anyway----- my Grandmothers would spread some of the cold stuff on a piece of bread and give it to the grandchildren when they were hungry. Even now, the thought of it makes me sick! I wouldn't touch it then and just thinking of it now makes me say 'Yuck'!