Cracking good German ginger cookies – answers
true/false/no evidence
- This baker specialises in lebkuchen. NE: we only know that he makes the cookies we don’t know if he is a specialist or if he does other things
- A lot of people buy lebkuchen at Christmas. T: they are associated with the ‘festive season’ i.e. Christmas
- Lebkuchen are made with ginger. T: they are described as ‘ginger cookies’
- The baker has only recently started making these cookies. F: this bakery has been making them for over 50 years
- The recipe is a secret. T: he is not allowed to discuss this
- Lebkuchen can be made quite quickly. F: it is a lengthy process
- The cookies come in all different shapes. NE: we know that they are shaped but don’t know anything about the range of shapes
- The cookies must rest for 45 hours before cooking. F: they must rest for 4 to 5 hours
- The lebkuchen from this bakery are expensive. T: they ‘aren’t cheap’
- Customers spend a long time choosing the right lebkuchen. NE: we are not told this – we know that they are looking for quality and therefore prepared to pay the price asked but we don’t know how long it takes them to choose