Delaware Tech hosts 4th annual Gingerbread House Competition
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<p>Winners will be notified Dec. 22 (Shana O'Malley/NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Some participants made traditional houses while others designed unique structures (Shana O'Malley/NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>(Shana O'Malley/Newsworks) </p>
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<p>More than a dozen gingerbread houses are on display (Shana O'Malley/NewsWorks)</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span>A winner will be chosen for each of the three categories - Best in Show, Best Adult entry and Best Youth entry (Shana O'Malley/NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Houses will be on display at the Hilton Wilmington/Christiana until Dec. 23 (Shana O'Malley/NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>All of the pieces in the displays are made from edible materials (Shana O'Malley/NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>The famous Red Ryder BB Gun from the movie <em>A Christmas Story</em> (Shana O'Malley/NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>The house from the classic holiday movie <em>A Christmas Story</em> (Shana O'Malley/Newsworks)</p>
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<p>Edible glitter adds a finishing touch to a carousel display (Shana O'Malley/NewsWorks)</p>
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<p>Bubble gum, jelly beans and licorice decorate the roof of a house (Shana O'Malley/NewsWorks)</p>
Gum drop lights, peppermint walkways, lifesaver wreaths and roof shingles made from cereal – those are just some of the creative ways culinary enthusiasts decorated their gingerbread houses as part of the fourth annual gingerbread house competition hosted by the culinary arts program at Delaware Technical Community College.
Licorice, candy canes, gummy bears, snow caps and other candy pieces also adorned intricately designed displays.
The houses can be viewed at the Hilton Wilmington/Christiana until Dec. 23rd.
Organizers outlined rules for making the gingerbread houses, and the houses had to be submitted to the competition on Dec. 15. All building materials had to be edible and no wrappers or sticks were permitted.
Some of this year’s gingerbread house themes included a riverboat, carousal, Rapunzel and the house from the movie A Christmas Story.
A winner will be chosen for each of the three categories: Best in Show, Best Adult entry and Best Youth entry. Winners will be notified on Dec. 22.
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