Facts about gingerbread houses

 
35 silly facts about gingerbread houses


1) Gingerbread Houses are a Christmas tradition that have been around since the Middle Ages.

2) They're made of sugar, flour and eggs.

3) The name "gingerbread" comes from the German word for sugar.

The first gingerbread house was built in England by William Blake in 1792. It's believed he used a recipe found in an old book called "Ginger Bread."

4) There are more than 4 million gingerbread houses sold each year.

5) Most of them are made in the U.S.A.

6) You can buy a gingerbread house kit to make your own at home.

7) Some famous gingerbread houses are the ones outside the White House and Disneyland.

8) In the Hanukkah tradition, each family makes a gingerbread menorah.

9) In the Christmas tradition, each family makes a gingerbread Christmas tree.

10) Gingerbread is made in 15 different countries.

11) A special kind of flour is used to make gingerbread. It's made from a root called "Sclerotium."

12) In the Middle Ages, gingerbread was given to poor people, but it tasted so bad, it was thrown away.

13) The poor people started to make gingerbread because they needed bread.

14) Later, royalty liked the gingerbread so much, they started making it for everyone.

15) The word "gingerbread" comes from the German word for ginger.

16) The word "shortbread" comes from the Scots word for short.

17) In Scotland, they used to make shortbread with snails instead of sugar.

18) The first shortbread House was built in Scotland in 1727.

19) The shortbread industry in Great Britain is worth about $200 million a year.

20) The gingerbread industry in the U.S. is worth about $200 million a year.

21) When you make a gingerbread house, you should useRoyal icing because normal icing dries too quickly.

22) Royal Icing is made from egg whites and powdered sugar.

23) The little holes that you see on a gingerbread house are made by MOLDS.

24) You use MODULAR CASTING to build your gingerbread house.

25) The word "cookie" comes from the Dutch word "koek."

26) In the Middle Ages, cookies were used as a kind of money. People would sell "cookies" instead of money, and use the money to buy food.

27) In some parts of the world, gingerbread is used as an antidote to keep people awake.

28) In other parts of the world, gingerbread is given to animals to keep them from getting sick.

29) In some places, people eat gingerbread on special occasions like Christmas and birthdays.

30) In other places, people eat gingerbread all the time.

31) In England, gingerbread men have been used in children's hospitals to cheer children up.

32) In some parts of the world, art workshops are held in decorated gingerbread houses.

33) In England, gingerbread houses are also used at Christmas time. They're decorated in flash paper, which is ignited and then blows up. It looks really pretty, but it can be dangerous.

34) In some places, gingerbread people are used instead of candles. The people have a special piece of paper inside them that lights up when the person is moved.

35) In other places, you make your own candles by rolling pieces dipped in melted beeswax around a mold.


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