Gingerbread (charity) 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 and poverty, and welfare. J. K.
Kraków gingerbread Kraków gingerbread Kraków gingerbread or Kraków gingerbreads (, plural ) is a variety of gingerbread from Kraków, Poland. Since the 14th century, when Kraków was the capital of Poland, the city was known for its gingerbreads, popular across the land at least as much as the gingerbreads of Toruń and Nuremberg. The spicey dough ("pierne", hence the name) was pressed into elaborate wooden molds with carved images, baked and reportedly kept around for up to 20 years. Before World War II and up until 1940, the most famous producer of Kraków Gingerbreads was the local company called Rothe on ul.