Bartender Nutcracker Figurine

Our bartender Nutcracker Figurine is 12 inches tall. The Nutcracker Figurine is wearing a green hat with a gold brim that has a silver pencil sticking out so he can take your order. The Nutcracker Costume also consists of a green coat with yellow and silver on the front, a gold collar and cuffs, a black and gold belt, red pants and black boots. The Nutcracker Figurine has a wooden tray strapped around his shoulders with two green bottles, a tall white stein sitting on top of the table and two pretzels and a gingerbread cookie hanging from the front of the table. The Nutcracker Figurine has black and silver fur hair and beard. Select this link to view our Christmas nutcrackers village people.

History of The Pretzel
A pretzel is a type of German biscuit. It is brittle and twisted, with a glazed, salted surface. The word pretzel comes from the Latin word pretiola, meaning a small reward. Pretzels were first made by monks in southern Europe as a reward for children who learned their prayers. The original pretzel�s shape represented the crossed arms of a child praying. The first commercial pretzel bakery in the United States opened in Lititz, Pennsylvania, in 1861. Select this link to view our wooden nutcracker toy soldiers.

History of Pubs
The inhabitants of Great Britain and Ireland have been drinking ale since the Bronze Age, but it was with the arrival of the Romans and the establishment of the Roman road network that the first inns, in which the weary traveler could obtain refreshment, began to appear. By the time the Romans left, the beginnings of the modern pub had been established. They became so commonplace that in 965 King Edgar decreed that there should be no more than one alehouse per village. The Royal Standard of England, a pub near Beaconsfield is a present day survivor that grew from a Saxon alehouse. The Saxon alewife would put a green bush up on a pole to let people know her brew was ready. As well as strong ale, "small ale" was made to drink instead of water, which was rightly regarded as dirty and unsafe. A traveler in the early middle ages could obtain overnight accommodation in monasteries, but later a demand for hostelries grew with the popularity of pilgrimages and travel. The Hostellers of London were granted guild status in 1446 and in 1514 the guild became the Worshipful Company of Inn holders. Traditional English ale was made solely from fermented malt. The practice of adding hops to produce beer was introduced from the Netherlands in the early 15th century. Alehouses would each brew their own distinctive ale, but independent breweries began to appear in the late 17th century. By the end of the century almost all beer was brewed by commercial breweries. Select this link to view our Large Nutcrackers.