Postcard from The Lake District

August 18, 2011

Grasmere Gingerbread

I’m currently holidaying in the picturesque Lake District in England. Lush meadows, scenic bedroom views, long drives, and picnics in the boat are the order of the day. Today, we visited the famed Grasmere Gingerbread shop that has been making gingerbread every single day since 1854. The story goes that the original handwritten recipe is locked away in a bank vault. The tiny place has people lining up to buy their share of the fiery, crumbly gingerbread dotted with pieces of candied ginger. Of course, I can’t wait to try to replicate the gingerbread in my kitchen.

{ 12 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Azmeen August 18, 2011 at 10:14 pm: oh wow! that’s great. i remember that place. the smell around must be lovely. enjoy ♥ xx

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2 Madhuli August 19, 2011 at 9:13 am: Enjoy your vacation Shaheen and that too at such a fab destination. Always look forward to your posts!

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3 Gauri Jayaram August 19, 2011 at 2:01 pm: Hey Shaheen……
What better than a vacation… that too England !!!
Have a fabulous trip !!!
Waiting to read more…and for the gingerbread recipe

Cheers !!

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4 susan August 19, 2011 at 7:33 pm: looks awesome shaheen ! bet the gingerbread was out of this world, love that they dotted the top with candied ginger.

thanks for the pic too … cool !!

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5 Charis August 23, 2011 at 4:04 pm: How was it? It sounds heavenly!

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6 Anushree August 23, 2011 at 5:32 pm: Heyyy..i LOVE sarah nelson’s gingerbread..its the most yummiest thing ever.. something between a biscuit and cake..and those little bits of orange peel ..aaahh its scrumptous! If anyone is craving some you can order it online too.

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7 Emily {The Best of this Life} August 27, 2011 at 7:15 am: Hi Shayeen,
Hope you are having a lovely vacation!
What a great stop…an original gingerbread house! They must taste amazing – looking forward to reading your version too.

Emily

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8 satya August 28, 2011 at 10:37 pm: Gingerbread house … the very name brings a feel of freshness … looking forward to your gingerbread recipe
Super Yummy Recipes

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9 Karen@Lavender and Lovage August 30, 2011 at 3:37 pm: I have been there many times and LOVE it!
Karen

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10 Helene August 31, 2011 at 4:24 am: I love England. Enjoy! Try to find the recipe

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11 jagscupcakes September 8, 2011 at 9:08 pm: heyyyy, I have visited this place many times:) It is beautiful, isnt?
First time on your blog and already enjoying it and drooling over the cake:)

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12 Priya October 22, 2011 at 10:23 pm: Loved these when I went a couple of years ago. Snuck back a packet home too.
Difficult to explain unless use actually tasted the sharp bite of the ginger. Awesome! Wish I cd try this again.
Have pictures of a magical afternoon there!

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