New to Grumbles House’s inventory of interesting merchandise late last year, we added House on the Hill cookie molds. I met Carol, an interesting professional baker and food writer, at Music in the Garden, whose friend recently bought the company. I was struck by the beauty the molds allow one to create via cookies, small cakes, ornaments or sandwiches. The variety of molds available include seasonal, historic and just plain pretty. The new owner is adding new designs to the collection. Carol agreed to do a demonstration and a class and I was sold
The history of molded cookies such as gingerbread predates the Roman Empire and is fraught with intrigue, romance, and even sex. Supposedly the right cookie could make your children smarter or lure you a husband.
To the class, Carol brought 4 or more types of dough for participants to work with. If you aren’t big on baking, the molds can be used for paper crafting, making ornaments, unique wall art or tea sandwiches too beautiful to eat. There was a bit of a history lesson, hands on fun and lots of tasting during the class. Shortbread, gingerbread, speculaa, marzipan and springerle are the types of cookies most often used with these molds. Besides molding, the students also painted a cookie and took several home to bake.
If you would be interested in taking a class, call the boutique and leave your contact info and which day of the week works best for you. We will schedule more classes as interest dictates. (352) 322-3968. We have quite a few molds in stock and are happy to order what we don’t have, that you would like, with a 50% deposit.
