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Published December 09, 2011, 09:22 AM

Gingerbread creations make library debut, vote until Dec. 15

River Falls Public Library staff reports a record-setting 35 entries in the 2011 gingerbread house-making contest. Not all creations took the shape of a house – the array includes a disco, Egyptians-style pyramids, igloos, an multi-tiered eastern-style temple and many traditional homes and cottages.

By: Debbie Griffin, River Falls Journal

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    Many will stop by the River Falls Public Library, 140 Union St., before Dec. 21 to see the 35 entries in the annual gingerbread-creation contest. Entries were submitted Wednesday, Dec. 7. Here, 7th graders Cassandra Laidlaw (left) and Katelyn Steckbauer try to determine which one will get their vote. Debbie Griffin photo

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River Falls Public Library staff reports a record-setting 35 entries in the 2011 gingerbread house-making contest. Not all creations took the shape of a house – the array includes a disco, Egyptian-style pyramids, igloos, a multi-tiered eastern-style temple and many traditional homes and cottages.

Gingerbread artists as young as 2 ½ made entries in the graham-cracker category. Judges will pick an adult and youth winner of best architectural design and best whimsical design. Citizens will pick the people’s choice winner, voting by ballot at the library during business hours through Thursday, Dec. 15.

Contest winners will be announced Friday, Dec. 16. First-place winners receive $50, and second-place winners get $25. The top two winners of the graham-cracker contest will be awarded $10 and $5.

The library partners with River Falls State Bank to make the contest possible.

Voters will see a variety of food-building techniques on display – many entrants take a how-to class offered at the library several weeks before the contest.

Bakers must use edible ingredients for all parts of their creations and employ imagination to create just the right look. For example: Melted Jolly Rancher candies make window panes and yard trees, pretzels construct log-cabins and fences, flat red licorice and white frosting look like snow-covered roof tiles, stacked donuts look like a coffee mug, sugar wafers make a house foundation, and peppermints and gumdrops adorn many of the festive, seasonal creations.

See them on display at the public library, 140 Union St., through Dec. 21.

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