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Wednesday, December 7, 2016

This is Gottfried, the Sugarbaker!


This is Gottfried, our neighbour !
Sugarbaker and Candlemaker.
Last week he invited a group of us to see him produce
some of his delicacies.

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I gather, one needs strong hands for this job


 as well as the patience of Job
for all the detail work.
With St. Nikolaus-day  having arrived 
and the Christmas Season being in full swing,
Gottfried is busier than a one-armed paperhanger.
His wonderful sweets are popular around the countryside.

Very popular around this time is
one of Gottfried's specialties: "Ginger bread"
which he fashiones not only into hearts, 
but also into the image of Santa Claus,
or at least the  Austrian equivalent ,
Sankt Nikolaus.

I wish you a Happy Holiday.

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