http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2008/12/a-brief-history-of-gingerbread/ A Heaping Helping of Food News, Science and Culture Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:07:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2008/12/a-brief-history-of-gingerbread/comment-page-1/#comment-14152 Ginger Bread Men Recipe – Best Ginger Bread Men Recipe “How to Make Gingerbread Men Cookies” | Ginger Bread Men Recipe Wed, 05 Oct 2011 06:01:58 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=405#comment-14152 [...] A Brief History of Gingerbread | Food & Think – Tis the season to be gingerbread! The sweet-and-spicy treat flavored by a lumpy little root is a ubiquitous celebrity in fall and winter, starring in everything from cute cookies and overpriced lattes to edible construction projects. You can even buy gingerbread-scented mascara or dog shampoo, if you really can’t get enough of the stuff. Fueled by a piece of Starbucks gingerbread loaf (which proved rather disappointing), I followed a trail of crumbs (okay, just a helpful librarian) to The Gingerbread Book. [...] [...] A Brief History of Gingerbread | Food & Think – Tis the season to be gingerbread! The sweet-and-spicy treat flavored by a lumpy little root is a ubiquitous celebrity in fall and winter, starring in everything from cute cookies and overpriced lattes to edible construction projects. You can even buy gingerbread-scented mascara or dog shampoo, if you really can’t get enough of the stuff. Fueled by a piece of Starbucks gingerbread loaf (which proved rather disappointing), I followed a trail of crumbs (okay, just a helpful librarian) to The Gingerbread Book. [...]

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2008/12/a-brief-history-of-gingerbread/comment-page-1/#comment-1134 Ban The Bake Sale Ban « ModernDomestic Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:40:12 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/?p=405#comment-1134 [...] but ancient Romans ate dessert, the pilgrims made pumpkin pies in hollowed-out pumpkin shells, and gingerbread dates back to Medieval times. Instead of banning sweets, shouldn’t we accept that they have [...] [...] but ancient Romans ate dessert, the pilgrims made pumpkin pies in hollowed-out pumpkin shells, and gingerbread dates back to Medieval times. Instead of banning sweets, shouldn’t we accept that they have [...]

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