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Gingerbread: one of those foods that most of us only eat around the holidays. It comes in many forms: shaped like a loaf of bread, shaped like square cookies, shaped like human beings with really round heads and outstretched arms. You can even make a big house made out of gingerbread and then eat it (or just look at it).

Today is Gingerbread Day, and since it's right around the holidays maybe you can make some gingerbread men instead of just going to the store and buying them. Here's a recipe from Annie's Gingerbread Page for Crunch-Top Gingerbread, from the 1953 edition of the Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook. You can also make Gingerbread Man Ornaments (which are not edible because they include glue!). SouthernFood.about.com has a recipe for Gingerbread, and here's a recipe for Gingerbread Men from JoyOfBaking.com.