Gingerbread (charity) London School of Economics, ref 5GNB Gingerbread (charity) Gingerbread is a registered charity supporting single parent families in England and Wales. Founded in 1918, the charity supports single parent families by providing advice, online information, support groups and training. Following a merger with One Parent Families in 2007 it was briefly known as "One Parent Families|Gingerbread" before relaunching as Gingerbread in January 2009. In addition to these direct services, the charity works to improve the livelihood of single parents through advocacy and policy work, particularly relating to the charity's core areas of employment and skills, families and relationships, living standards
Gingerbread northern England. 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. Originally French "pain d'épices" did not contain ginger. In the Netherlands and Belgium, a soft and crumbly gingerbread called "peperkoek", "kruidkoek" or "ontbijtkoek" is popularly served at breakfast time or during the day, thickly sliced and often topped with butter. In Germany gingerbread is made in two forms: a soft form called Lebkuchen and a harder form, particularly associated