Have never made these before but Boris got me thinking about it.
Found a recipe by Alton Brown from the Food Network and decided to give it a try.
It is very similar to making bagels, which I have done before.

The pretzel dough is allowed to rise for about an hour, then the pretzels are formed and boiled in a combination of baking soda and water (no... I did not use lye!)
and then given an egg yolk glaze and topped with coarse pretzel salt.

Thought I would try them with some Jack Daniel's Honey Mustard with a hint of whiskey.

So here I am munching on one right now and it really is good!
Coming soon to "My Recipe Box"...