MACON, Ga. — Gingerbread has long been a holiday staple in many households. But how did it get to be associated with the most wonderful time of year? Well, the story starts centuries into the past.

From ancient ceremonial breads to medieval markets and Christmas traditions, gingerbread’s history explains why the spiced ...

Is gingerbread one of your favorite sweets to bake around the holidays? The evolution of this cookie started farther back than most people realize.

Most of us remember gingerbread men from our childhood. “The Gingerbread Man” story is based on a fairy tale about a gingerbread cookie who came to life, outran an elderly couple, and was eventually ...

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Gingerbread has been baked in Europe since the eleventh century. In some places, it was a soft, delicately spiced cake; in others, a crisp, flat cookie, and in others, warm, thick, steamy-dark squares ...

Building a gingerbread house may be a popular holiday tradition but it's also a sweet way to learn about architecture and design. As one Minnesota Museum demonstrates. We are in the season of ...