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History of Christmas Cookies
Cakes of all shapes and sizes (including smaller items such as cookies) have been part of festive holiday rituals long before Christmas. Ancient cooks prepared sweet baked goods to mark significant occasions. Many of these recipes and ingredients (cinnamon, ginger, black pepper, almonds, dried fruits etc.) were introduced to Europe in the Middle Ages. They were highly prized and quickly incorporated into European baked goods. Christmas cookies, as we know them today, trace their roots to these Medieval European recipes. Dutch and German settlers introduced cookie cutters, decorative molds, and festive holiday decorations to America. German lebkuchen (gingerbread) was probably…
Read MoreNew begins at Mosport
Re-post from Auto Blog Canada By Gary Grant RSS feed To anyone who has spent time at the historic Mosport International Raceway, turning into the main entrance of the track right now might be a bit of a shocker. Not only is the entrance tunnel missing, but so is the track! The former home of the Canadian Grand Prix was acquired by Canadian Motorsports Ltd. The group is led by Canadian racing legend Ron Fellows and is backed by Carlo Fidani of the Orlando Group and Allan Broughton of Trailcon Leasing. When the announcement was made, the group stated: “Over…
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