A German ligature that originally stood for 'sz', but can be transliterated as 'ss'. It is never found in Swiss German. It looks like a B, but sounds like an S. Compare to the boring language known as English, which only has the ligatures Ã and Å, which are rarely used.
The only other flour used in traditional pumpernickel is wheat flour, which is used as an ingredient in the sourdough starter, a pre-fermented flour, water and yeast mixture that combines with the rye flour to hold the bread together.
Pumpernickel Bread I - Ingredients. 1  Calories: 196 kcal 10%. 2  Fat: 3.2 g 5%. 3  Carbs: 36.2g 12%. 4  Protein: 5.9 g 12%. 5  Cholesterol: 2 mg < 1%. 6  Sodium: 211 mg 8%.