{"id":1761,"date":"2014-12-11T01:17:08","date_gmt":"2014-12-11T01:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2012\/12\/11\/time-for-gingerbread\/"},"modified":"2014-10-28T01:25:14","modified_gmt":"2014-10-28T01:25:14","slug":"time-for-gingerbread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2014\/12\/11\/time-for-gingerbread\/","title":{"rendered":"Time for gingerbread!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 8px 0px;line-height: 1.8;color: #333333;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12px;background-color: #fffdea;text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/49\/Gingerbread_men.jpg\/250px-Gingerbread_men.jpg\" alt=\"Gingerbread men.jpg\" width=\"175\" height=\"261\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 8px 0px;line-height: 1.8;color: #333333;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12px;background-color: #fffdea\"><strong>Gingerbread<\/strong> is an important part of many cultures\u2019 holiday celebrations. The story of the\u00a0<strong>Gingerbread Boy<\/strong> has been retold in many versions. It might be fun to make some gingerbread cookies and read the story.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 8px 0px;line-height: 1.8;color: #333333;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12px;background-color: #fffdea\"><strong>Visit the Library!<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;color: #333333;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12px;line-height: 19px;background-color: #fffdea\">\n<li><strong>Gingerbread Baby<\/strong> by Jan Brett.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Cajun Gingerbread Boy<\/strong> illustrated by Berthe Amoss<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Gingerbread Boy <\/strong>by Richard Egielski<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Gingerbread Boy<\/strong> by Paul Galdone<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Gingerbread Man: An Old English Folktale<\/strong> illustrated by John A. Rowe<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Gingerbread Man<\/strong> illustrated by Karen Schmidt<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Gingerbread Man <\/strong>illustrated by Pam Adams<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Gingerbread Man<\/strong> by Eric Kimmel<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Gingerbread Man<\/strong> retold by Jim Aylesworth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 8px 0px;line-height: 1.8;color: #333333;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12px;background-color: #fffdea\"><strong>Head for the Kitchen!<\/strong><br \/>\nMake a batch of gingerbread and bake and decorate a tray of gingerbread boys. Read the story while they bake.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px;color: #333333;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12px;line-height: 19px;background-color: #fffdea\">\n<li>Preheat the oven to 350 F.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, sift together\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">\n<li>3 cups flour<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon baking soda<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon ground ginger<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon ground cloves<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon nutmeg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>In a smaller bowl beat together:\n<ul style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">\n<li>3\/4 cup brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>6 tablespons butter<\/li>\n<li>1 egg<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 cup molasses<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 8px 0px;line-height: 1.8;color: #333333;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12px;background-color: #fffdea\">Stir the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate for one hour. Roll out on a lightly floured surface and cut out cookies. Bake on a greased cookie sheet for 8-10 minutes. Place on a rack to cool. 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