| Our house sported gables and towers, gingerbread and scrollwork, stained-glass and leering wooden gargoyle bas-reliefs. |
| Whether buying the spiced local gingerbread or scouting for the region's best amber, it's hard to resist picking something up. |
| The aroma of pine needles hangs in the air, mixed with the sweet smell of gingerbread baking in the oven. |
| Shops sell seasonal sweets such as flat hard cakes called klaasjes, and speculoos, gingerbread moulded in the shape of St Nicholas. |
| We have toffee apples, gingerbread men, roast chestnuts and all manner of pumpkin dishes created by the chef. |
| As children we are told stories about the ugly old Witch hag that would bake children into gingerbread. |
