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Gingerbread Houses
Gingerbread houses are the architectural wonder of the baking world, and every year around the holidays, constructions of all shapes and sizes spring up everywhere. Some have Tootsie Roll mailboxes, shredded-wheat roofs, and gumdrop bells, while others are covered with snow and icicles and have balconies, garlands, and brightly glowing candy glass. But no matter how elabor...more
Paperback, 128 pages
Published
September 1st 1994
by Main Street Books
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Among the many books about building gingerbread houses, this is the best for beginners that I have found. Christa Currie has made countless houses in varying designs, won some prizes, and started a home business selling gingerbread houses. This book lays out the basics of building this confectionary delight, with simple instructions for creating the design and recipes for the gingerbread and the royal icing (or candy glue) that holds it together. There are detailed directions for decorating h...more
Among the advice for making chimneys is the line "If it's a little crooked, that's okay, it only adds to the charm of the house." (p.44) Among the ideas for fences she mentions "Gates are useful if you're making a pattern in your fence and don't have quite enough room for that last pattern. That's a good place for a gate!" (p.86) And her favorite place to practice piping icing? Her kids hands. This is an author who knows how to take a potentially stressful, overwhelming proje...more
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