Wednesday, June 03, 2009
National Gingerbread Day...
Friday, June 5th is National Gingerbread Day. I'm sure you've had it marked on your calendar for quite a while now... Gingerbread is more traditional at Christmas or during the winter, when the warming effects of the spicy ginger could be most appreciated. Holding a special day for it in June is really just an attempt to popularize it at other times of the year, but it hasn't really caught on. While maybe, "It isn't just for Christmas anymore...", the truth, Virginia, is indeed that it is just too strongly associated in people's minds with Christmas for that to change anytime soon. But hey... any excuse for sweets!
Surprisingly, there is quite a bit on online information for gingerbread. Start out at Annie's Gingerbread Page.
You could start celebrating National Gingerbread Day with pancakes or fresh fruit served with homemade gingerbread syrup. To make the syrup, heat 1 cup water, 1 cup sugar, a 4-inch piece of diced fresh ginger and your favorite gingerbread spices to taste, such as cinnamon, cloves, vanilla, nutmeg and allspice. Simmer for about 10 minutes until the syrup is thick. It thickens further after you remove it from the heat.
Build a gingerbread house and let the children decorate... (or my less messy plan... give each child a gingerbread man to frost and decorate. Tell the story "The Gingerbread Man" or "Hansel and Gretel" to a child in your life on National Gingerbread Day. Serve your gingerbread refreshments during the story to fully celebrate the day.
Have some fun on Gingerbread Day!
Friday, June 5th is National Gingerbread Day. I'm sure you've had it marked on your calendar for quite a while now... Gingerbread is more traditional at Christmas or during the winter, when the warming effects of the spicy ginger could be most appreciated. Holding a special day for it in June is really just an attempt to popularize it at other times of the year, but it hasn't really caught on. While maybe, "It isn't just for Christmas anymore...", the truth, Virginia, is indeed that it is just too strongly associated in people's minds with Christmas for that to change anytime soon. But hey... any excuse for sweets!
Surprisingly, there is quite a bit on online information for gingerbread. Start out at Annie's Gingerbread Page.
You could start celebrating National Gingerbread Day with pancakes or fresh fruit served with homemade gingerbread syrup. To make the syrup, heat 1 cup water, 1 cup sugar, a 4-inch piece of diced fresh ginger and your favorite gingerbread spices to taste, such as cinnamon, cloves, vanilla, nutmeg and allspice. Simmer for about 10 minutes until the syrup is thick. It thickens further after you remove it from the heat.
Build a gingerbread house and let the children decorate... (or my less messy plan... give each child a gingerbread man to frost and decorate. Tell the story "The Gingerbread Man" or "Hansel and Gretel" to a child in your life on National Gingerbread Day. Serve your gingerbread refreshments during the story to fully celebrate the day.
Have some fun on Gingerbread Day!
// posted by Tammy Wachter @ 4:33 AM 
