Gingerbread House Suggestions?

[Guest guest]

My mother-in-law has a tradition in early December where she invites all her

grand-kids

over to build gingerbread houses. As you might imagine, it is more like a

skittle/m&m

gorge fest. I am trying to create an SCD legal gingerbread version so my kids

can be with

thier cousins, but not just sitting on the sidelines. I am going to try the

gingerbread cookie

recipe to see if it is firm enough to use in a gingerbread mould, but would

appreciate

insights if anyone else has done this before. I am thinking I can make SCD legal

meringue

for the glue, and have nuts, raisins, chopped dates, and other goodies for them

to

decorate the house. Looking forward to everyone's thoughts-

Tracey

[Guest guest]

You can use fake candy or small holiday toys for the docorating. These are

usually available around the holidays. You can make candy from boiled honey

and add legal colorings. You can also use fruit puree and dry in thin sheets

cut holiday shapes that they can use for decorating. I make my gingerbread

house out of cardboard first and then use the icing glue to stick all the

gingerbread on it. You could use the almond cracker recipe. It looks

similar. Good luck.

Gingerbread House Suggestions?

> My mother-in-law has a tradition in early December where she invites all

> her grand-kids

> over to build gingerbread houses. As you might imagine, it is more like a

> skittle/m&m

> gorge fest. I am trying to create an SCD legal gingerbread version so my

> kids can be with

> thier cousins, but not just sitting on the sidelines. I am going to try

> the gingerbread cookie

> recipe to see if it is firm enough to use in a gingerbread mould, but

> would appreciate

> insights if anyone else has done this before. I am thinking I can make SCD

> legal meringue

> for the glue, and have nuts, raisins, chopped dates, and other goodies for

> them to

> decorate the house. Looking forward to everyone's thoughts-

>

> Tracey

>

>

>

> For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read the book

> _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the following

> websites:

> http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> and

> http://www.pecanbread.com

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