Description
Cinnamon, ginger, a little clove. Margaux could smell the kitchen from the bottom of the stairs, and she knew exactly what that meant. Tante Josette was baking again, and the first tray would be coming out any minute. By the time she reached the doorway, the tray was cooling on the table, and one particularly handsome cookie had already been set aside on a saucer, labelled in shaky pencil: ‘Pour le Père Noël.’ The cat, perched on the chair beside it, had other ideas.
This box preserves that cosy scene in porcelain: a gingerbread cookie lying on its tray, fresh from the oven. It is a darling gift for the family baker, a friend who hosts a cookie swap, or a grandchild who stands on a stool to help with the icing. Set it on the kitchen windowsill or beside the cookbooks, and it will make every December baking day feel a little more like a tradition. On a dresser among the mixing bowls, it looks as though it has only just come out of the oven.
Worth noticing
- Depicts a gingerbread cookie lying on a baking tray
- Brushed with colour by hand in Limoges, France
- Crafted from fine porcelain with a hinged lid
- A homely, kitchen-scented Christmas subject
- A thoughtful present for cookie swappers and family bakers
Tuck a handwritten gingerbread recipe in with it, and the gift becomes an heirloom.
