I know some people preserve their gingerbread creations to save them as decorations for future years, and some other people eat their gingerbread houses right after they build them... what I'm wondering is whether they're SUPPOSED to be eaten.
It seems strange to put all that effort into something that you'd just eat immediately, but it also seems weird to construct a decoration from edible materials and then NOT eat it.
Also, a friend of mine got in trouble at a party when she tried to nibble on a gingerbread house that was apparently just meant to be a decoration. The hostess seemed shocked that she'd even consider eating a gingerbread house, which makes me think that at least some people believe they're just decorations. I've looked around online, though, and can't find a definitive answer.
So are they supposed to be edible? And is there some sort of gingerbread etiquette to govern behavior around other people's gingerbread creations?
2007-12-11
06:47:11
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lobster_pants
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