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July 23, 2018

The Night Watchman and Me - Touring Europe's Oldest Cities with a Watchman
Celebrating the long history of Europe's Night Watchmen with authentic German Smoker figures. Read about the tour my daughter and I took with a medieval Night Watchman in Prague.
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June 26, 2018

Best of Belznickles - Not the Santa We Know!
I've got strict criteria for choosing which items I add to the Gingerbread World Collections. Sometimes I apply these criteria very strategically and sometimes it happens by accident. The "Best of Belznickles" Christmas Ornament by Inge-Glas is both - strategic and accidental! This is a gift with a backstory!

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March 13, 2018

Luck of the Germans! Germany's Obsession with Good Luck
We all know about the "Luck of the Irish" and the four leafed clover, leprechauns and pots of gold. But do you know about the "Luck of the Germans"? Here's a run through of the Glücksbringer (Good Luck symbols) that are part of German lore including the Lucky Pig, the Chimney Sweep, the Ladybug and the Lucky Mushroom!
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January 26, 2018

Gingerbread World is Closed Now until August when the New 2018 Christmas Collections are Unveiled
Gingerbread World is closed now for the Season. But we'll be busy in the coming months preparing for the unveiling of our New Christmas Collections August 2018. Join our email newsletter and follow us on Facebook and Instagram to following our preparations and travels!
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January 15, 2018

Lebkuchen Schmidt Cookbook - Creative Recipes with Famous Nuremberg Gingerbread
Lebkuchen Schmidt is the premiere baker of traditional Lebkuchen - in Nuremberg and the world. Schmidt creates an array of cookies and pastries in the hundreds of years old tradition of German gingerbread. And now they are sharing with us...
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November 30, 2017

The Deliverer of Messages - How Lucky We Feel to Pass Along your Special Words
This year Gingerbread World added the option for our customers to add a personalized gift message to be included with the packages they send to family and friends. As a little company we get to see every order that comes to us by phone, mail and online. In fact we read, process, pack and mail every order personally. We've been touched by the beautiful messages our customers send with their gifts.
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September 28, 2017

Glühwein or Gluehwein or Mulled Wine - A Hot Spiced Drink for Christmas
If you have ever visited a Christmas Market in Germany - a Christkindlmarkt - you will have at least smelled the Glühwein being heated in large cauldron if not actually tasted it! I so love that they serve it to you...
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August 17, 2017

Schmidt Bakery's 2017 Lebkuchen of the Year - Meisterwerk 90
The 2017 Lebkuchen of the Year - introduced annually by Lebkuchen Schmidt - celebrates their 90th Anniversary. Meisterwerk 90 (or in English Masterpiece 90) is a simple specialty: a whole lot more of what makes Lebkuchen so special: nuts. The...
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August 17, 2017

Dominosteine - Chocolate and Gingerbread Goodness...Cubed
Petit fours. Mini Pastry. Tiny Cake. Call these cubes of yummy goodness whatever you like....we call them Dominosteine. Only about a 1" cube, Dominosteine (or just Dominos) pack together some delicious layers and are coated with dark German chocolate. The...
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