tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932812649761387044.post1531335444853351177..comments2023-11-02T04:49:42.193-05:00Comments on Southard Farm: A Gingerbread TraditionJKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07862054995446494322noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932812649761387044.post-67194135554888858832008-12-22T16:28:00.000-06:002008-12-22T16:28:00.000-06:00Yum. I really like gingerbread. We do have brer ...Yum. I really like gingerbread. We do have brer rabbit molasses here, which is strange. I thought it was east coast only. Maybe it was a special buy by the store...<BR/><BR/>A few weeks ago the SCA group I'm in ran a culinary symposium. Basically we gathered people from all over the country to teach about food in the middle ages. I took the gingerbread class.<BR/><BR/>Boy! Was it different in the middle ages! It was basically made of very fine bread crumbs (very stale hard bread, probably dried in an oven, and then pounded really small). We used bread crumbs for stuffing, dried them in the oven and then pounded them down. Then honey is heated, and the ginger and other spices are mixed into it. Once it's warm it's combined with the breadcrumbs. It's very quickly mixed in, because it hardens fast. Then the mixture is spread out on a flat pan and left to harden. It can be slightly sticky, depending upon the humidity in the room.<BR/><BR/>It tastes very good, but very different from 'our' gingerbread. It's more like a candy than a 'cookie'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932812649761387044.post-4043436446368106622008-12-21T20:44:00.000-06:002008-12-21T20:44:00.000-06:00Gingerbread is a favorite of mine! Since I am on v...Gingerbread is a favorite of mine! Since I am on vacation until January 5 (!) I need some things to bake during the day - I'll try this recipe this week! Thanks!Phill https://www.blogger.com/profile/07087113754217015743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6932812649761387044.post-5644262298309188192008-12-21T13:42:00.000-06:002008-12-21T13:42:00.000-06:00looks good. you're getting ready for your company....looks good. you're getting ready for your company.Joanna@BooneDocksWilcoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11889259406024845745noreply@blogger.com