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    LuFins Dad
    wrote on 21 Dec 2022, 02:19 last edited by
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    What’s the point? My kitchen is now completely covered in frigging melted sugar just to glue together 6 pieces of ginger cake that are hard enough to use as an anvil. We’re going to cover it in icing and whipped marshmallow and cover it all with various candies, 2/3 of which nobody eats anymore. Karla says that doesn’t matter if the candy tastes bad since we won’t be eating it anyway. I asked, “then why don’t you let me get the Gorilla Glue? It will work better and easier than the sugar”… She replied “because it still needs to be edible!”

    Huh?

    The Brad

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      Copper
      wrote on 21 Dec 2022, 02:31 last edited by
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      Thursday night I will be one of the judges at the annual gingerbread house contest and dinner at my daughter's place.

      This has been going on for several years. With 2 people on each team there are usually 5 or 6 houses.

      The builders like it. I mostly just watch, but I'll eat a few pieces of candy.

      The point? I don't know.

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        Mik
        wrote on 21 Dec 2022, 03:53 last edited by
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        Fun and tradition. Good enough for anyone. We really don’t want to look too deeply at the utility of our little pleasures.

        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          89th
          wrote on 21 Dec 2022, 03:59 last edited by
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          Funny timing. We did ours yesterday. We use the Costco pre-built house that comes with a tube of icing and we bring the candy.

          I say funny timing because I had some friends on facebook really getting annoyed that their kids weren't focusing, were eating too much candy, etc...

          I approach it, a bit as @Mik implied, with the overall fun and experience of it. Sure the house has a whole side without anything, and it's an unorganized mess, but I put the icing on and the kids did their best to place candies on. My 2 year old discovered his love for mini M&Ms and marshmallows in the process.

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            21 Dec 2022, 03:53

            Fun and tradition. Good enough for anyone. We really don’t want to look too deeply at the utility of our little pleasures.

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            Aqua Letifer
            wrote on 21 Dec 2022, 05:05 last edited by Aqua Letifer
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            @Mik said in Gingerbread houses:

            Fun and tradition. Good enough for anyone. We really don’t want to look too deeply at the utility of our little pleasures.

            Analysis is the murderer of fun. The crazy mess is most of the point.

            We did ours from scratch. Which isn't a brag, the point is not to be able to say that because it still looks like total ass. Point was it was fun.

            Please love yourself.

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              21 Dec 2022, 05:05

              @Mik said in Gingerbread houses:

              Fun and tradition. Good enough for anyone. We really don’t want to look too deeply at the utility of our little pleasures.

              Analysis is the murderer of fun. The crazy mess is most of the point.

              We did ours from scratch. Which isn't a brag, the point is not to be able to say that because it still looks like total ass. Point was it was fun.

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              LuFins Dad
              wrote on 21 Dec 2022, 13:09 last edited by
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              @Aqua-Letifer said in Gingerbread houses:

              @Mik said in Gingerbread houses:

              Fun and tradition. Good enough for anyone. We really don’t want to look too deeply at the utility of our little pleasures.

              Analysis is the murderer of fun. The crazy mess is most of the point.

              We did ours from scratch. Which isn't a brag, the point is not to be able to say that because it still looks like total ass. Point was it was fun.

              We did ours from scratch, too. I didn’t find it fun…

              The Brad

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                21 Dec 2022, 13:09

                @Aqua-Letifer said in Gingerbread houses:

                @Mik said in Gingerbread houses:

                Fun and tradition. Good enough for anyone. We really don’t want to look too deeply at the utility of our little pleasures.

                Analysis is the murderer of fun. The crazy mess is most of the point.

                We did ours from scratch. Which isn't a brag, the point is not to be able to say that because it still looks like total ass. Point was it was fun.

                We did ours from scratch, too. I didn’t find it fun…

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                Mik
                wrote on 21 Dec 2022, 13:21 last edited by
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                @LuFins-Dad I got you anew avatar for Christmas.

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                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                  blondie
                  wrote on 21 Dec 2022, 17:05 last edited by
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                  I’m firmly with you @LuFins-Dad . Gingerbread houses are a stupid waste of time & ingredients. Not fun. An incredible mess. Edible gingerbread men yes; houses nope 👎

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                  • B blondie
                    21 Dec 2022, 17:05

                    I’m firmly with you @LuFins-Dad . Gingerbread houses are a stupid waste of time & ingredients. Not fun. An incredible mess. Edible gingerbread men yes; houses nope 👎

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                    LuFins Dad
                    wrote on 21 Dec 2022, 17:34 last edited by
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                    @blondie said in Gingerbread houses:

                    I’m firmly with you @LuFins-Dad . Gingerbread houses are a stupid waste of time & ingredients. Not fun. An incredible mess. Edible gingerbread men yes; houses nope 👎

                    This… And I enjoy decorating the Gingerbread Men, too. Luke and I are working on our own little scene. It’s really hard to sharpen candy canes into spear points, though.

                    The Brad

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                      21 Dec 2022, 17:34

                      @blondie said in Gingerbread houses:

                      I’m firmly with you @LuFins-Dad . Gingerbread houses are a stupid waste of time & ingredients. Not fun. An incredible mess. Edible gingerbread men yes; houses nope 👎

                      This… And I enjoy decorating the Gingerbread Men, too. Luke and I are working on our own little scene. It’s really hard to sharpen candy canes into spear points, though.

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                      brenda
                      wrote on 23 Dec 2022, 04:52 last edited by
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                      @LuFins-Dad said in Gingerbread houses:

                      @blondie said in Gingerbread houses:

                      I’m firmly with you @LuFins-Dad . Gingerbread houses are a stupid waste of time & ingredients. Not fun. An incredible mess. Edible gingerbread men yes; houses nope 👎

                      This… And I enjoy decorating the Gingerbread Men, too. Luke and I are working on our own little scene. It’s really hard to sharpen candy canes into spear points, though.

                      Electric pencil sharpener...
                      😎

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                        Mik
                        wrote on 24 Dec 2022, 20:16 last edited by
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                        Go Italian this year.

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                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        • M Mik
                          24 Dec 2022, 20:16

                          Go Italian this year.

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                          brenda
                          wrote on 25 Dec 2022, 04:47 last edited by
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                          @Mik That's brilliant and should be very edible if kept chilled. Great for a party. Have wine ready.

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                            George K
                            wrote on 26 Dec 2022, 12:43 last edited by
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                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                              jodi
                              wrote on 26 Dec 2022, 14:36 last edited by
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                              I love gingerbread houses. Family tradition since my kids were little. Messy, yes, and very time consuming for me (because I bake them from scratch, using a homemade pattern) but the kids loved it, we always invited their friends, even when they got older. The gingerbread is good, the candy was good, and the results were quite edible.

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                                26 Dec 2022, 14:36

                                I love gingerbread houses. Family tradition since my kids were little. Messy, yes, and very time consuming for me (because I bake them from scratch, using a homemade pattern) but the kids loved it, we always invited their friends, even when they got older. The gingerbread is good, the candy was good, and the results were quite edible.

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                                George K
                                wrote on 26 Dec 2022, 14:41 last edited by
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                                @jodi very, VERY, nice!

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  26 Dec 2022, 14:36

                                  I love gingerbread houses. Family tradition since my kids were little. Messy, yes, and very time consuming for me (because I bake them from scratch, using a homemade pattern) but the kids loved it, we always invited their friends, even when they got older. The gingerbread is good, the candy was good, and the results were quite edible.

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                                  brenda
                                  wrote on 26 Dec 2022, 15:40 last edited by
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                                  @jodi
                                  So cool, Jodi! Even the boys are enjoying the building. Well done!

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                                    George K
                                    wrote on 27 Dec 2022, 12:43 last edited by
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                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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