National Gingerbread Day is on Novermber 21. Who thinks these things up anyway? I guess it doesn't matter but I will celebrate that beacuase well, I just LOVE ginger in all it's incarnations. This recipe comes from one of my favorite authors, Susan Wittig Albert and her China Bayles series.

Gingerbread

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1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup molasses
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1-1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup boiling water



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Mix together sugar, butter, molasses, spices, and flour. Add baking soda to boiling water, then add to mix. Turn into a square baking pan, and bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes.

You can find more ideas to "spice up your life" here at China's Thyme for Tea page

I have the day off and am planning on doing some stitching. I actually have sitting right here next to me the newest JCS Christmas Ornament issue. I have run into a little block though since I don't know which ornament I would like to do first. I have narrowed it down a bit to:

1. Hands to Work - Joy Needle Roll
2. The Victoria Sampler- Merry Little House
3.Patricia Ann Designs- Winter Frost
4. Rosewood Manor- Peace
5. Loopy Lou Designs- Christmas Stars
6. Kitty and Me- Poinsettia Biscornu

So going to Random.org I plug in my numbers and get

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:

6
Timestamp: 2008-11-18 15:37:48 UTC

So it looks like Kitty and Me have some stitching to do. OK folks, off to stitch and maybe back with a picture later! hmmm...I wonder if I can find a gingerbread recipe I can cook in my crockpot...