Recipe: Abraham lincoln and his gingerbread men (1847)

[Meanderer]

Lincoln's Gingerbread Men

"Abraham Lincoln rarely spoke on matters relating to food. But during the first of the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Lincoln shared a story about gingerbread men that stayed with him well into his presidency. Indeed, what madeleines were to Proust, gingerbread men were to Lincoln – few things conjured such strong memories of childhood." READ MORE

 

[SeaBreeze]

Interesting!

 

[Meanderer]

Lincoln's Mother might have fashioned a gingerbread man, rather than use a cookie cutter. I found this example. It shows more individual character...and like Abe, is one tough cookie!