"I don't know why a gingerbread house has a certain charm on children, but it does. It doesn't really matter what age the child is. You can be 4 or 40 and but you seem to be drawn to them. Maybe it's the detail or just the candy. But there is a special warm smile that comes over us when we look at the wonderful results of someone's imagination. It brings out our creativity and peeks our interest."
The ginger plant originated in southeast Asia.
The name "ginger" is derived from the Sanskrit "srngaveram" which means "horn root".
In Medieval England, gingerbread simply meant "preserved ginger" and evolved form the Old French "gingebras" which came from "zingebar" the Latin name of the spice.
In Medieval Europe, ginger was the second most highly traded spice after pepper.
According to legend, Queen Elizabeth 1st of England invented the "gingerbread man".
The English brought ginger to the American colonies early on. Ginger cookies were handed out to persuade Virginia voters to elect certain candidates for the House of Burgesses.
During the 19th century, gingerbread was modernized and romanticized when the Grimm brothers collected the fairy tale about Hansel and Gretel. This story was about two children who were lost in the woods when they discovered a house made of bread, cake and candles.
One House with fours sides, five decorators, lots of candy and some frosting glue equals one masterpiece and many smiles!
Info gathered at www.annieshomepage.com/gingerbread.html
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Hey Lorene!!I was so happy to get your christmas card and then see that you have a blog!! I just recently started one too. Check us out at haydensinredmond.blogspot.com I just looked at yours! How fun to see how families grow and change. You have an awesome family!!! My best friend has a son on a mission there, Elder Perdue. If you ever see him tell him hi from the Haydens! Keep in touch!
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