New Addition To Holiday Festival—

Gingerbread Scenes

Of Newtown

Gingerbread making in North America has its origins in the traditions of the many settlers from all parts of northern Europe, who brought with them family recipes and customs. American recipes usually call for fewer spices than their European counterparts and often make use of regional ingredients.

Maple syrup gingerbreads were made in New England, and in the South sorghum molasses was used. In Pennsylvania, the influence of German cooking was great and many traditional German gingerbreads reappeared in this area, especially at Christmastime.

Children, families, groups and individuals were invited to portray “Scenes of Newtown” in the inaugural gingerbread house decorating contest to be presented in conjunction with Newtown Youth & Family Services’s Holiday Festival.

Participants of all ages will showcase their sugary talents and discover how to spice up the winter holiday season with their gingerbread creations on display in the town hall gymnasium. The decorating is up to those who enter the contest because it will all be done before the day of the festival, which this year will be Sunday, December 2.

Entries can be dropped off on Saturday, December 1, or early Sunday morning, before the festival opens to the public. The theme for the contest is “Scenes of Newtown.”

For more yummy details, contact Laura Miller at 426-8103 or laura@FamilyCounselingCenter.net.