gingerbread

     

Gingerbrea is a sweet that can take the form of a cake or a cookie in which the predominant flavors are ginger and raw sugar.

Trivia about gingerbread

  • Rather than a souffle, George Washington's mom made this spice bread when Lafayette came calling
  • This spicy "bread" that's flavored with molasses is often used to make a man or even a house
  • In the Middle Ages it was a favor ladies presented to knights; today it's shaped into a delicious "man"