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'Twas the holiday season, and many students all in preschool so it wasn't too hard-except for the
geared up for the seasonal festivities, such as frosting."

Secret Santa exchanges, sledding, and of course, Although students were provided utensils to sculpt
chowing down on the holiday favorite: gingerbread. their houses, Weeks and her partner, freshman
Though the gingerbread tradition is one that's Sushmita Surendranath, decided to take a
popular amongst families in the United States, it different route, toss the tools, and resort to their

originated in Germany. Around Christmas time, hands.
it's common for German families to strap on their "We got really messy because of issues with
aprons, head to the kitchen, and whip up dough. the frosting. We gave up on using the tools and
In spirit of tradition, the members of German club used our hands to put together everything. It was
participated in a friendly competition for the best hilarious and fun , and who doesn't love making

gingerbread house design, all from scratch and all gingerbread houses from scratch?" Surendranath
entirely edible. said .
"Our house was pretty basic but had a lot going Despite the sticky, frosted covered fingers and

on like a campfire surrounded by gummy bears, a the "candy comas", Surendranath and Weeks were
pond with fish and an ice skater, and trees made of dubbed champions of the contest, proving that
ice cream cones. We thought it'd be easier to keep their classic house resembled that of an authentic,
it simple," freshman Jarah Weeks said. "I did this German gingerbread house.

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