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The tradition began after the Grimm brothers published their fairy tale stories about the wicked witch with the house made of gingerbread. in the 17th Century, only professional bakers were allowed to produce gingerbread -- except during Christmas and Easter, when anyone was allowed to try baking it. So it became associated with the two holidays, but nowadays most people only make the houses at Christmas.
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∙ 14y agothere are a lot of reasons why.
here are a few of them.
1.To make your house look nice
2.where will you keep your gin-
gerbread men?
3.you make ginger bread people,
so why not make a gingerbread
house?
I'm just a 10 year old kid,so if you
think these are bad answers, hey
I'm just a kid!anyway I'm really
smart.bye!
They stink they never work the icing hardens and it just stinks
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∙ 13y agoTo make it look pretty and festive.
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What do people usually do with their gingerbread houses after Christmas is over?
They eat the gingerbread house after Christmas!
What country do gingerbread houses come from?
There are no such things as gingerbread houses. They are in your imagination
Where does the saying the gilt has worn off the gingerbread come from?
That phrase is not talking about the gingerbread you eat! Victorian Era houses had a lot of decorative woodwork that was called "gingerbread" because it looked a bit like the decorative gingerbread houses people make. If your gingerbread on your house had gold leaf rubbed on, it was gilded, or gilt. "The gilt has worn off the gingerbread" thus means that time has passed and the decorations aren't as pretty - in other words, the newness has worn off.
Can you freeze gingerbread for houses?
No.
What country introduced gingerbread houses?
Germany is credited with the introduction of gingerbread houses, which became popular during the 16th century. The tradition of creating gingerbread houses evolved from the practice of baking and decorating gingerbread cookies.
How do you make trees for gingerbread houses?
get like a stick of cinnamon and some mint leaves!
Why do people make houses?
The tradition began after the Grimm brothers published their fairy tale stories about the wicked witch with the house made of gingerbread. in the 17th Century, only professional bakers were allowed to produce gingerbread -- except during Christmas and Easter, when anyone was allowed to try baking it. So it became associated with the two holidays, but nowadays most people only make the houses at Christmas.
What were gingerbread houses used for?
Eating, decoration.
In the early 1800s the first gingerbread houses were reportedly inspired by what famous fairy tale?
The first gingerbread houses were reportedly inspired by the fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel," written by the Brothers Grimm. The story features a witch's house made of gingerbread, which likely influenced the tradition of making edible gingerbread houses.
What can you use gumdrops for?
Decorating cakes and gingerbread houses.
What are the release dates for Food Network Challenge - 2003 Haunted Gingerbread Houses?
Food Network Challenge - 2003 Haunted Gingerbread Houses was released on: USA: 2007
What are the release dates for Who Knew - 2010 Gingerbread Houses 2-95?
Who Knew - 2010 Gingerbread Houses 2-95 was released on: USA: 22 December 2010
