Dessert Week: Queen Elizabeth I Had Her Guests Eat Gingerbread Men That Looked Like Themselves

from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson

This week we’re replaying a few of our sweetest episodes. In this show from December 2020, we take a closer look at the amazing and frequently disturbing history of gingerbread, including how one of the most famous royals of all time helped bring gingerbread people into the world. Plus: a lesson in patience from a musical great who made herself into a cookie-baking expert. ⁠The History of Gingerbread⁠ (PBS) ⁠5 Facts You Probably Don't Know About Christmas Cookies⁠ (Food and Wine) ⁠Neko Case: Pet Sounds⁠ (Spin) ⁠There's nothing sweeter than our backers on Patreon

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