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The Confectionery Factory "Kopernik" is a firm producing gingerbread and other sweets, based in Toruń, Poland. Its headquarters is located at 34 Stanisława Żółkiewskiego street in Toruń. [1] Still operating today, it is the oldest confectionery company in Poland, [2] established in 1763. [3]
Interior of a Toruń gingerbread-dedicated shop in Poland. There are two main producers of Toruń gingerbread: the confectionery factory "Kopernik" S.A., and the Toruń Bakery. The first upholds its legal rights to the brand name and is the successor to a company that was founded in 1763 by Johann Weese. [11]
Kopernik traces it roots to a gingerbread workshop established in 1763 by Johann Weese. The museum is located in the former factory building, built by Weese family in 1885. [2] Earlier, the District Museum's collection of gingerbread-related artifacts was displayed in the cellars of the Copernicus House in Toruń. [3]
It's been said that gingerbread can be traced back as early as the ancient Greeks and Egyptians. It made an appearance in Europe when 11th-century crusaders returned home (from the Middle East ...
Michael Wolfe of Clinton Hill, Brooklyn decided to craft a gingerbread copy of the 1929 Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower in Fort Greene, the tallest building in the borough at 512 feet until 2009.
In 1966–1967, new mergings occurred, as the Fabryka Cukiernicza „Kopernik" (Confectionery Factory "Kopernik"), a Toruń-based producer of gingerbreads and wafers, together with other local food facilities were added to the group.
Spicy gingerbread recipe, Michigan c. 1950 In the United States, this form of gingerbread is sometimes called "gingerbread cake" or "ginger cake" to distinguish it from the harder forms. French pain d'épices is somewhat similar, though generally slightly drier, and involves honey rather than treacle and uses less spice than other breads in ...
The new township board, in a 4-3 vote, rescinded an agreement that would extend water to the factory site from the city of Big Rapids and also voted, 5-2, to drop support for the project.