{"id":38492,"date":"2019-12-20T14:42:15","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T22:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=38492"},"modified":"2019-12-20T14:42:15","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T22:42:15","slug":"friday-fun-gingerbread-house-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2019\/12\/20\/friday-fun-gingerbread-house-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Fun: Gingerbread House Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s the time of year that lots of folks spend family-time together creating Gingerbread Houses. Even if yours is not one of them, no doubt you will still be “WOWED!” by the entries at the 27th Annual National Gingerbread House Competition<\/a>\u2122. It was held on November 18th<\/sup> at the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC; and after the Awards Ceremony, the entries remain on display at the resort until January 4, 2020.<\/p>\n

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Over 220 people entered the competition this year, and employed everything from power tools, mechanical parts, melted sugar plus a huge dollop of imagination to craft their creations. The only rule is that at least 75 percent of the entry must consist of gingerbread, and it must ALL be edible. The judges actually check this! (I’m not sure I’d want to nibble on a project that’s taken months<\/u><\/em><\/strong> to create. But maybe that’s just me.)<\/p>\n

The entries are judged by a panel of experts from the culinary, visual arts and media professions based on appearance, originality, difficulty, precision and consistency of their chosen theme. And there is $25,000 in cash prizes awarded to winners in different categories.<\/p>\n

Here’s a very quick overview of a few of the entries:<\/p>\n