Comments on: Gingerbread, the Scent of Christmas http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2008/12/21/gingerbread-the-scent-of-christmas/ Where our past is never very long ago Wed, 22 May 2013 17:18:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: m&m http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2008/12/21/gingerbread-the-scent-of-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-18249 m&m Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:58:43 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=490#comment-18249 I definitely want to try these. Thank you for sharing!

]]> By: Anita http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2008/12/21/gingerbread-the-scent-of-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-5113 Anita Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:13:12 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=490#comment-5113 Butter-flavored shortening is a good option too.

]]> By: Michelle Glauser http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2008/12/21/gingerbread-the-scent-of-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-5107 Michelle Glauser Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:24:25 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=490#comment-5107 Peach topping? I’ve never heard of that, but it is making my mouth water. Mmmmm. Have a merry Christmas, Ardis!

]]> By: Ardis E. Parshall http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2008/12/21/gingerbread-the-scent-of-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-5104 Ardis E. Parshall Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:14:17 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=490#comment-5104 As far as I know butter would work just fine, Researcher. It’s a very tender dough, so chilling is essential. So is rolling them thick enough to be soft, or at least taking them out of the oven before they overbake. They should be nowhere near as crisp as the sheets of gingerbread that you might use to make houses.

Anita and C. Jones, thanks for commenting. I made the peach-topped gingerbread this morning and it still smells wonderful around here!

]]> By: C Jones http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2008/12/21/gingerbread-the-scent-of-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-5097 C Jones Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:28:54 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=490#comment-5097 I love new holiday recipes. Thanks for this- and Merry Christmas!

]]> By: Researcher http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2008/12/21/gingerbread-the-scent-of-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-5095 Researcher Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:04:55 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=490#comment-5095 Interesting. I don’t know if I’ve ever had turkey at Christmas-time except in Germany. Then it was three turkey dinners in the space of two days. That put me off eating that type of poultry for about ten years. And our tree’s artificial. No pine scent here.

But as to the gingerbread: sounds delicious. All three kinds. (Although we don’t really need more sweets. We had stollen tonight for Fourth Advent, and that is very rich.) My kids would love it, though, if I made gingerbread cookies. I even have molasses in the house, but I don’t have shortening. (Used the last bit for some pie crusts last week.) Do you think I could use butter instead?

]]> By: Anita http://www.keepapitchinin.org/2008/12/21/gingerbread-the-scent-of-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-5085 Anita Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:24:50 +0000 http://www.keepapitchinin.org/?p=490#comment-5085 Yum! We have a gingerbread boy tradition too (and similar recipe, although ours has buttermilk in it). I’ll have to try the peaches one, that looks delicious. Keep a rollin’ and a cuttin’ and a bakin’!

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