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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1973
Page
10
The article traces how Christmas trees moved from apples and wafers to elaborate cookies. German settlers bring cookie molds to America in the 18th century, with Pennsylvania Dutch homes producing varied shapes. Cookies decorate homes and windows, are shared with the poor, and trees were eaten from through the season.
The piece notes postwar shifts in women’s roles and a revival sparked by The Baker’s Art exhibit. Mae Gerhard of The Hussian School of Art in Philadelphia created a 24 piece gingerbread creche and large working puppets, reflecting Byzantine color and tradition.
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