How soon could I make a Gingerbread Tree for Christmas.

I'm expecting a baby at Christmas and trying to get some things done before hand, but don't want to do it too early and have it go soggy or something on me.

Are you expecting to eat it? Or just look at it?

We typically make our gingerbread houses in early December, and my parents never let us kids eat our houses until after Christmas. They last forever!

We had some problems with humdity when we lived in Florida--the hard candies would slowly liquify in the humidity and slide off the house. But in any climate where you have a winter and have to heat the house, it will be plenty dry and you won't have to worry about sogginess.

I've made gingerbread ahead of time a frozen it. Never had a problem when using it to make houses afterwards.

Sandra

How does it handle the condensation from thawing? I have never frozen it, but that would be a concern to me. Do you do anything special to keep it from absorbing that extra moisture? When I make the gingerbread houses I need for the gingerbread to be very dry so it will hold together.

I usually freeze in ziploc bags. If you leave it in the bags to thaw, the condesation goes on the outside of the bag and the gingerbread is fine.

Sandra

Well I'd be happy to just look at it, but my Husband and Daughter would expect to eat it, lol...

I haven't got room in my freezer at the minute, supposed to be getting an extra one in the next few weeks, so maybe I'll concentrate on Christmas Cake and Pudding, things like that first, that I know will keep.

Humidity won't be a problem I'm in Ireland and unfortunately we're lucky to have a modicum of humidity in the month of June, its wet, cold and miserable here today! I'll probaly be lighting my fire in the next week or two, the central heating is already on in the evenings....