The History of Yum: Gingerbread

In the 15th century, Swedish nuns used gingerbread to ease indigestion, much like drinking ginger tea to ease a stomach ache. Join food historian and SFCC and EWU professor Monica Stenzel for a class on the history of gingerbread and learn more tidbits like this one, complete with cookies to decorate (and consume) from Madeleine’s Café & Patisserie. Participants under 16 must be accompanied by an adult, and MAC members who sign up can get a 10 percent discount.

Sun, Dec. 18, at 2 pm • $25 • Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture • 2316 W. First • northwestmuseum.org • 456-3931