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What country do gingerbread houses come from?
There are no such things as gingerbread houses. They are in your imagination
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.
Can you freeze gingerbread for houses?
No.
What do people usually do with their gingerbread houses after Christmas is over?
They eat the gingerbread house after 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
Where did gingerbread houses originate?
Gingerbread was introduced to Europe by the crusaders. The Hansel and Gretel story of 1812 still features a gingerbread house. Maybe a gingerbread house was always a good shape for a Christmas cake.
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.
Who first brought gingerbread houses to the US?
The Germans and other Eurpean immigrants.
