In December 2015 I sent out a celebratory email about the gingerbread houses I’d made with my nieces and cousins: Subject: Gingerbread House-a-Palooza! Message: What does it take to make three gingerbread houses? 21 cups flour 2 1/4 cups butter 7 eggs + 16 egg whites 5 1/4 cups brown sugar 16 cups icing sugar 3 1/2 cups molasses 20 (T-W-E-N-T-Y) bags of candy miniature Christmas Village trees, Santas, snowmen, reindeer, Victorian carollers a few sleepless nights 3 whole chickens (The junior LoDicos have healthy appetites!) The photos featured Hansel…
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