In a message dated 4/28/02 9:04:03 PM, Bapopik at aol.com writes: << The name is said to have been given to it by a Frenchman travelling this way, who, when this coarse bread was brought to table, said, _Qu'il etoit bon pour Nicole_, which was the name of his horse. >> Interesting. I understood that "pumpernickel" had a more flatulent derivation. Steve Boatti