
The Gingerbread Book
More Than 50 Cookie Construction Projects for Party Centerpieces, Holiday Decorations, and Children's Projects
Allen D. Bragdon(Editor)
Skyhorse Publishing
Published on 1. November 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
168 pages
978-1-5107-2826-4 (ISBN)
Description
Create and decorate your very own gingerbread structures using these plans, patterns, and ideas for cookie-construction year-round. Quick projects like The Monsters' Picnic and charming period pieces like The Christmas Carolers can be made with edible gingerbread or modeling clay. With cookie projects for Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, everyday fun, and, of course, Christmas, there are sure to be plenty of projects to entertain for every holiday and occasion. Some of the other projects include:
Grandma's House
Easter Eggs
Haunted House
Witch's Cottage
Three Little Pigs
The Gingerbread Book is perfect for the novice gingerbread builder and the expert looking for inspiration. With the more than twenty recipes for various types of gingerbread and icing, you are sure to create a beautiful, and delicious, creation. Also included are tips on how to properly ice the cookies, suggestions for the best candy to use as decoration, and life-size patterns and an entire section entitled Basic Skills to help any beginner start decorating in no time. This guide will help you develop skills that can be passed from generation to generation of gingerbread architects.
Grandma's House
Easter Eggs
Haunted House
Witch's Cottage
Three Little Pigs
The Gingerbread Book is perfect for the novice gingerbread builder and the expert looking for inspiration. With the more than twenty recipes for various types of gingerbread and icing, you are sure to create a beautiful, and delicious, creation. Also included are tips on how to properly ice the cookies, suggestions for the best candy to use as decoration, and life-size patterns and an entire section entitled Basic Skills to help any beginner start decorating in no time. This guide will help you develop skills that can be passed from generation to generation of gingerbread architects.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York, NY
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
771 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5107-2826-4 (9781510728264)
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Allen D. Bragdon
The Gingerbread Book
54 Cookie-Construction Projects for Party Centerpieces and Holiday Decorations, 117 Full-Sized Patterns, Plans for 18 Structures, Over 100 Color Photos, Recipes, Cookie Shapes, Children's Projects, History, and Step-by-Step How-To's
E-Book
10/2011
1st Edition
Skyhorse Publishing
€13.84
Available for download
Person
Allen D. Bragdon is the founder of The Brainwaves Center (brainwaves.com) and founding editor of Games magazine. He edited a daily puzzle column, Playspace, which was syndicated internationally by the New York Times, and has eight books about brains in print.