For those who are more DIY-inclined, domestic gurus from Martha Stewart on down offer recipes and plans for making your own sugary domicile. They date back to the s, a few centuries after the emergence of gingerbread itself, writes food historian Tori Avey. The tale of Hansel and Gretel may be even older than that, some historians say, perhaps dating to a 14th century famine in which parents turned children out to fend for themselves.
This would be most popular during christmas, as it was common place tradition to consume ginger snap cookies around this time as well. The purpose of a gingerbread house is two fold-to provide an artistic medium and of course to eat. Gingerbread houses are commonly made nowadays to express creativity in a more fun and visually vibrant medium. Plus, afterwards, you can eat your creation, something all children can greatly appreciate. As stated previously, Gingerbread houses in Germany originated from Bakers emulating the description from Hansel and Gretel.
In Europe and North America, it was already common place to make Gingerbread mould carvings with artistic depictions. This tradition was most popular during christmas, where a great number of goods were baked from Gingerbread. The tradition of gingerbread house making began with Europeans and Americans baking gingersnap cookies around Christmas. These cookies tend to be decorated with elaborate designs, usually gilded edges with pictures of animals, houses or other architecture.
Gingerbread was also a medium for displaying folk art and the news as well. This naturally evolved into the houses that German bakers popularized and became what we know today as the art of making gingerbread houses.
Gingersnap cookies have always been associated with the spirit of Christmas, and as such, it was highly popular to bake a large assortment of ginger products during Christmas. It was suggested that the students add ground ginger to their bread as a spice and preservative.
Remember the witch that lived in the gingerbread house that attracted and trapped brother and sister duo, Hansel and Gretel? The idea soon spread to Germany, where baking guilds cottoned onto the concept, adding a festive flair by making snowy, sweet-decorated cottages from the crisp, spicy-sweet treat. More than years later, the tradition is still a firm favourite in many parts of Europe and America, and judging by how quickly the gingerbread house kits sell out at Woolies this time of year is gaining popularity back home in South Africa — a fun way for families to enjoy time together, making gingerbread houses.
Gingerbread houses are traditionally built using pieces of baked gingerbread assembled with melted sugar, with the roof tiles made of icing or candy and the gingerbread house is placed in a yard decorated with white frosting to represent snow. While the gingerbread house is the most common architectural form, other options include a gingerbread cabin, castle, church, museum — the engineering possibilities are endless. FinGlobal offers a full suite of convenient, efficient financial services for South Africans across the globe to facilitate optimal payouts over a shorter time period than other providers, and at better exchange rates than commercial banks.
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