The Gingerbread Boy depicts a favorite tradition of the holiday season—baking treats! Creating elaborate and whimsical cookies that are decorated with frosting and candies started years ago and continues today as a favorite holiday activity.

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Creating delicious holiday treats and meals for family and friends is an important part of holiday celebrations around the world. This festive glass Holiday Cookbook ornament honors a favorite tradition of the Christmas season—food, and those who cook it!

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Barbecuing is more popular than ever with folks exploring a variety of woods and eagerly firing up their grills regardless of the season or the weather. The Barbeque Industry Association notes that Americans are "cooking over the coals" more than 2.9 billion times a year!

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The pea can be traced all the way back to 4800 BC in Egypt. Thomas Jefferson introduced English peas to the United States and grew them on his estate. The Peapod protects the delicate peas inside and is usually discarded, except with the more delicate snow pea which is a staple in Chinese cuisine.

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Apples were the traditional Christian symbol of temptation. Apples were hung on evergreen trees during the presentation of the Paradise plays in medieval times and used during the reenactment of the story of Adam and Eve on Christmas Eve to reinforce the meaning of Christ’s birth.

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The toaster origins trace back to Scotland in the 1890s. In the 1940s, the pop-up toaster was created and since then people around the world have enjoyed toasted bread in just 1-3 minutes! The toaster has evolved into a common household small appliance today. A perfect gift for the cook in your life!

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An ice cream cone is a wonderful treat. However, if it is not enjoyed quickly, it soon melts and disappears. This glass ice cream cone ornament reminds us to enjoy and appreciate what we have today because it may be gone tomorrow.

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Apples were the traditional Christian symbol of temptation. Apples were hung on evergreen trees during the presentation of the Paradise plays in medieval times and used during reenactments of the story of Adam and Eve on Christmas Eve to reinforce the meaning of Christ’s birth.

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An ice cream cone is a wonderful treat. However, if it is not enjoyed quickly, it soon melts and disappears. This glass Ice Cream Cone ornament reminds us to enjoy and appreciate what we have today because it may be gone tomorrow.

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Cannoli is an Italian pastry that means "little tube". The tube-shaped pastry dough is fried then filled with a sweet, creamy filling as dessert. Recipes are handed down from generation to generation, filling the stomachs and hearts of families and friends for years past and years to come.

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The origins of beer date back as far as 10,000, B.C. and virtually every culture throughout history has produced it. Ancient beer had much more nutritional value than bread at that time and was often safer to drink than the water. In some cultures, beer was a dietary staple and was referred to as "liquid bread!"

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Cheers! It is commonly thought that the term "vodka" comes from the Slavic word for "little water". Vodka is deeply associated with the cultural roots of Slavic countries. This alcoholic beverage is typically drunk pure or used to make a variety of cocktail drinks such as Screwdrivers and Bloody Marys.

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