Gingerbread has a long history. This recipe from 1553 (where it is called "lezelten") uses a considerable quantity of at the time still very precious and costly spices.
Please be careful, boiling honey and sugar are extremely hot!
Source: Das Kochbuch der Sabina Welserin, Augsburg 1553 (This cookbook contains three different gingerbread recipes - this is the easiest one.)
You need: 450g (1 lbs) brown sugar, 225 g (1/2 lbs) honey, 250 g (2 cups) wheat flour, 5 tsp cinnamon, 3 tsp powdered cloves, 4 tsp cardamom, ginger (grated fresh or powder)
You can find more recipes in my cookbooks "GARUM: Recipes from the Past“ (available in English, German, French and Italian) , "From Eden to Jerusalem: Recipes from the Time of the Bible“ (English, German and Italian), or "VEGETUS: Vegetarian Recipes from the Past“ (English, German, Italian).
Music: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen played by DJ Williams (YouTube audio library, creative commons)
