GingerbreadHouses：APopular，ClassicHolidayTreatYoucancookwithit．Youcanmakecandyfromit．Youcanputitintodrinksortakeitasmedicine．Gingerhasmanyuses，butnoneasbeautifulaswhenitisusedinagingerbreadhouse．Pas

　　GingerbreadHouses：APopular，ClassicHolidayTreat

　　Youcancookwithit．Youcanmakecandyfromit．Youcanputitintodrinksortakeitasmedicine．Gingerhasmanyuses，butnoneasbeautifulaswhenitisusedinagingerbreadhouse．

　　Pastandpresent

　　Ginger-hekeypartofgingerbreadandthehousesthemselves-hasalonghistory．Itisbelievedthatgingerwasusedasearlyas2，000B．C．inChina．Gingerbreadhouseswerefirstwrittenaboutduringthe15thcentury．Butitwasthe19'thcenturyfairytale"HanselandGretel"thatstartedthetrend．AsEuropeanimmigrantsmadetheirwayaroundtheworld，sodidgingerbreadhouses!

　　OneexampleoccurredinthetownofBellevilleinthe1850s．AslargenumbersofGermanimmigrantsmovedthere，manybroughtalongtheirgingerbreadhouserecipes．Today，duringtheholidays，Bellevillehostsa"GingerbreadWalk"throughitsdowntownarea．Alongthepath，shopownersdisplaybeautifully-madegingerbreadhousesandothergingerbreadcreations．TheeventallowsvisitorsandlocalsaliketoenjoyBelleville'stastiesttradition．

　　Theworld'slargest

　　In2006，RogerPelcherconstructedtheworld'slargestgingerbreadhouseinBloomington，Minn．Measuringover60feettall，thehousetookPelcher'steaml，700hourstocomplete．Toachievetheworldrecord，GuinnessWorldRecordssaid95percentoftheoutsidehadtobeeatable．SoPelcherused14，250poundsofgingerbreadandoveratonofcandyonthehouse!

　　Winninghouses

　　AtChristmastime，peoplefromSwedentoSeattleentertheircreationsingingerbreadhousecontests．Winnersreceiveprizesforthemostdifficulttobuild，mostcreative，mostbeautifulaswellasothercategories．Butwinningcontestsisn'tthemainreasonwhymakingthesehousesissopopular．Thewonderfulsmellasthegingerbreadbakesandthejoyofeatingitaretherealreasons！

　　DIY

　　Onlinedirectionsandready-to-assemblekitsmakecreatinggingerbreadhouseseasierthaneverbefore．Youcanmakethemassimpleorascomplexasyouchoose，Experiencea"taste"oftheholidayswithyourowngingerbreadhousethisyear!

　　45．Welearnfromthetextthat___．

　　A．thefairytale"HanselandGretel&qu