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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: Dessert Week: Queen Elizabeth I Had Her Guests Eat Gingerbread Men That Looked Like Themselves
Description: This week we’re replaying a few of our sweetest episodes. In this show from December 2020, we take a closer look at the amazing and frequently disturbing history of gingerbread, including how one of the most famous royals of all time helped bring gingerbread people into the world. Plus: a lesson in patience from a musical great who made herself into a cookie-baking expert.
The History of Gingerbread (PBS)
5 Facts You Probably Don't Know About Christmas Cookies (Food and Wine)
Neko Case: Pet Sounds (Spin)
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