Ginger cookies: the history of popularity
Ginger cookies are a type of cookie that uses ginger as the main ingredient. The other ingredients are molasses, honey, and sugar, which makes this treat very sweet. However, the distinctive ginger flavor is exactly what has brought this cookie wide popularity. Why ‘gingerbread’? The term ‘gingerbread’ is borrowed from the old French term gingimbrat / gingembras (which means ‘preserved ginger’), which was borrowed from the medieval Latin term ‘gingiber’. It is ‘ginger, which has medicinal uses for the preparation of certain medicines. History of Origin Early on in Europe and the United States, cute gingerbread, often in the shape …