does anyone know where they where originated?
2007-02-06 12:37:37 · 6 answers · asked by JD N 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
The origin of the Gingerbread Cookie actually lie with Medieval Crusaders, who returned to Europe with the previously unknown spices and sugars. Catholic Monks began baking "theme" cakes of Gingerbread depicting specific Saints on their festival days. Later, in the seventeenth century Netherlands, this practice evolved into the Christmas tradition of baking cookies in the form of people of animals, a tradition which came to America with the original Dutch settlers.
2007-02-06 12:43:37 · answer #1 · answered by A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Germany
2007-02-06 23:05:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gingerbreadland
2007-02-06 20:40:51 · answer #3 · answered by darth_maul_8065 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With the Wicked Witch in the woods who had a sweet tooth for children.
2007-02-07 04:17:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
germany.
2007-02-06 20:41:00 · answer #5 · answered by diane 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think someplace in europe
2007-02-06 20:40:36 · answer #6 · answered by jamieluvsu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋