The Gingerbread House

The Gingerbread House is as central to Xmas in the USA as the Bûche de Noël in France.

Its origin seems to date back to the early 1800s in Germany, after the Grimm Brothers published their tales. The story of Hansel and Gretel seems to be at the core of this baking tradition which was brought to the USA by the 19th century North European settlers.