Comments on: Seven Gingerbread Houses http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/24/seven-gingerbread-houses/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:14:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Valarie Enters http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/24/seven-gingerbread-houses/#comment-22705 Valarie Enters Thu, 28 Dec 2006 03:15:42 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/24/seven-gingerbread-houses/#comment-22705 Gingerbread originated in Germany. It was made by gingerbread bakers who lived in the woods near the bee keeping monks. Original gingerbread is made with honey instead of molasses which is popular in the States. Gingerbread houses competitions and television specials have risen Gingerbread to new heights. I myself was lucky enough to be on a Food Network Gingerbread Challenge. You can see some of my pictures at www.valariepics.shuttefly.com Nice to meet ya! Valaire Gingerbread originated in Germany. It was made by gingerbread bakers who lived in the woods near the bee keeping monks. Original gingerbread is made with honey instead of molasses which is popular in the States.
Gingerbread houses competitions and television specials have risen Gingerbread to new heights. I myself was lucky enough to be on a Food Network Gingerbread Challenge. You can see some of my pictures at http://www.valariepics.shuttefly.com

Nice to meet ya!
Valaire

]]> By: Jude http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/24/seven-gingerbread-houses/#comment-22550 Jude Tue, 26 Dec 2006 02:17:45 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/24/seven-gingerbread-houses/#comment-22550 In the U.S. there's such a hodgepodge of Christmas traditions that it is often difficult to track down their origins, although books have been written about it. When google fails, you can always try a book of Christmas traditions. One year when I was a kid, we made a gingerbread house. To me, it was a lot of work for little joy, so perhaps that's why we never did it again. I think a lot of these side traditions were promoted by women's magazines like Good Housekeeping (that's where we got the gingerbread house recipe from). Gingerbread cookies are also associated with the holiday, although the story of the gingerbread man isn't. The gingerbread man dies in the story because he's arrogant and thinks he's invincible--this version is the only one I know. In the U.S. there’s such a hodgepodge of Christmas traditions that it is often difficult to track down their origins, although books have been written about it. When google fails, you can always try a book of Christmas traditions.

One year when I was a kid, we made a gingerbread house. To me, it was a lot of work for little joy, so perhaps that’s why we never did it again. I think a lot of these side traditions were promoted by women’s magazines like Good Housekeeping (that’s where we got the gingerbread house recipe from). Gingerbread cookies are also associated with the holiday, although the story of the gingerbread man isn’t. The gingerbread man dies in the story because he’s arrogant and thinks he’s invincible–this version is the only one I know.

]]> By: Ambitwistor http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/24/seven-gingerbread-houses/#comment-22467 Ambitwistor Sun, 24 Dec 2006 20:10:31 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/24/seven-gingerbread-houses/#comment-22467 I did a little Googling; it seems that the gingerbread-related Christmas tradition may have originated from the Christkindlmarkt in Nuremberg in the 15th century. I'm not sure exactly when gingerbread houses came into it. It seems that "Hansel and Gretel" did popularize the idea of gingerbread houses. Some links: http://www.homeschooled-kids.com/gingerbreadfun.html http://www.mymerrychristmas.com/2006/10gingerbread.shtml I did a little Googling; it seems that the gingerbread-related Christmas tradition may have originated from the Christkindlmarkt in Nuremberg in the 15th century. I’m not sure exactly when gingerbread houses came into it. It seems that “Hansel and Gretel” did popularize the idea of gingerbread houses.

Some links:

http://www.homeschooled-kids.com/gingerbreadfun.html
http://www.mymerrychristmas.com/2006/10gingerbread.shtml

]]> By: Luo Lin http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/24/seven-gingerbread-houses/#comment-22465 Luo Lin Sun, 24 Dec 2006 20:01:36 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/12/24/seven-gingerbread-houses/#comment-22465 I've always associated gingerbread houses with Christmas, here in the US. Not that I've ever made one. I have no idea what the history is. I’ve always associated gingerbread houses with Christmas, here in the US. Not that I’ve ever made one. I have no idea what the history is.

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