Christmas Treat: The Story of Gingerbread
Christmas Treat: The Story of Gingerbread Reuters Image credit: IstockLong before there were Christmas lights, cards, trees or even Santa Claus, and before there were Christmas cookies, richly frosted Yule logs or candy canes … there was gingerbread.At least since the Middle Ages, what we loosely call gingerbread - richly spiced cookies, wafers and honey breads -- has been part of the winter holiday season. There’s a street in the medieval heart of Prague named after spiced honey cake makers. And we know that the Bavarian city of Nürnberg (Nuremberg) was a gingerbread exporter in the 14t...
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