Draft:Pflaumentoffel
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Pflaumentoffel (etymologically probably going back to Toffel meaning "stupid, clumsy person"[1][2]) is an edible figure made from dried or baked plums and produced by bakeries, pastry shops and gingerbread makers for children. The sweet became known through its sale at the Dresden Striezelmarkt.
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- ^ tuffel, tüffel. In: Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm (Hrsg.): Deutsches Wörterbuch. Band 22: Treib–Tz – (XI, 1. Abteilung, Teil 2). S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1952, Sp. 1547 (woerterbuchnetz.de).
- ^ Pflaumentoffel. In: Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm (Hrsg.): Deutsches Wörterbuch. Band 13: N, O, P, Q – (VII). S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1889, Sp. 1731–1732 (woerterbuchnetz.de).