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Gingerbread, and cookies and houses made from it, are a quintessential holiday food. But what relationship do they have with each other? It all goes back to the Middle Ages, apparently, when ginger and other associated spices were very expensive. For this reason, ginger-based bread was considered an expensive luxury and only baked for special occasions — of which Christmas was a major one. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Cookie glory can be yours! There are just two days left to enter baiduhai’s Holiday Cookie Contest. Entries are due 11:59 p.m. Friday.
You could win a place in the long history (34 years) of outstanding cookies from Chicago area home bakers.
And the prizes? First place wins $250 cash; second place, $150; third place, $50.
To enter, submit the recipe and a photo of the cookies on our online contest page at chicagotribune.com/cookies. All submissions will be posted on the contest page online, where readers will help choose the finalists by voting for their favorites.
Voting begins Saturday, and ends Nov. 6. Get ready to vote!
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