Reminiscing here again... because
Fine Little Day reminded me of another Christmas tradition we kept for many years in our home. I'm thinking this would be a good year to revive it. But where to find the time? Our calendar is so full! If we skip cooking & eating a meal one evening, we might be able to fit it in. ;)
Anyway, feast your eyes on this delectable creation by
FLD's kids :
In order to keep things simple, and because I'm no more a baker than I am an architect, we used graham crackers for the siding. Or, if I could find them, the sugared chocolate grahams because they look frosty. Things don't square up exactly, but kids don't care. And if you break a wall, well, there's a boxful of more.
Everything was held together and dripping with Royal Icing (which dries cement-hard, if you're unfamiliar with it). I like the icing recipe
hereas well as the tips & hints on construction.
It's fun to get a selection of candies from a shop that sells by weight.
This sitehas a list of edibles to use for decoration.
There's no such thing as too much, you know! And don't miss
Sweetopia's ideas for sheer inspiration --like the fondant snowman.
(Imagine tinting the frosting with food color to have little
PINK gingerbread houses for you and me!)
We'll definitely have to pick up this sweet tradition again. I can't imagine even teenagers saying no to that, can you?