Lebkuchen

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history of gingerbread

  • Gingerbread cookies
    In gingerbread

    With a Lebkuchen tradition dating back to 1395, Nürnberg (Nuremberg), Germany, became famous for its cakelike gingerbread cookies, which are usually sweetened with honey. The city became known as the gingerbread capital of the world, with regulations governing who was allowed to sell gingerbread and the ingredients…

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