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Gingerbread (Pierniki) Museum in Toruń

Poland Traditions & Interest

Tim Firkowski

Wednesday, 10 August 2016

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Gingerbread ready for the ovenToruń is famous around the world for its Pierniki (Gingerbread), and it would almost be a sin not to take advantage of this delicious treat by not buying some for yourself or to take home as souveniers & share with family and friends. I have had the opportunity to try many different types of this special treat & had the chance to go to the best Pierniki museum in Toruń today.

In the old days, gingerbread was highly prized & if you were a baker of gingerbread you had a high standing in the community.

Wooden molds were hand carved by artisans, who sadly never got much recognition for their skills, which were actually so important to the success in the creation of these beautifully molded treats.

The museum offers the opportunity to get some hands on experience and make your own gingerbread in one of their group classes.

The gingerbread museum

Modern gingerbread molds

An oven

Elaborate special order gingerbread

Handcarved wooden mold

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Interactive dress-up

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Tim Firkowski

I have been doing genealogy research since 2002 & have worked full time as a Professional Genealogist since 2008. I specialize in Polish and American-Canadian Genealogy. As a member of APG, I was the 2010/2011 President of the New England Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (NEAPG). I have Certificates of Completion for studies in "Foundations of Forensic Genealogy" and "Advanced Forensic Genealogy Techniques". I have been a volunteer librarian at the local Family History Center, and a genealogy research consultant at “Ask the Expert” Ancestry Road Shows. I have traveled to Poland numerous times & researched in churches and archives. At conferences and special events, you may find me dressed up in my Sherlock Holmes outfit, or my Kujawy (the folk costume from the region in Poland where my ancestors came from).