Drying the Panels
It’s time! The time has come to carefully construct this Ultimate Gingerbread House. The moment that we have all been waiting for…
First
Johnathan completed the Royal Icing . While he complete that, I prepared the rosemary chicken. The chicken was served with organic potatoes, rosemary bread, organic salad greens, and a little champagne. While dinner was cooking and Johnathan had completed the icing, I piped all of the windows and attached all of the shutters and door frames. After about 15 or 20 minutes, his good friend Amy arrived. Both then helped me to create a right angle with the front panel and one of the side panels. A long THICK strip of icing was placed at the bottom of those panels before setting them upward. I used a book (that I didnt mind getting icing on) to confirm the 90 degree angle and tall glasses and a decanter to hold the sides. I then placed another thick strip of icing along the front and back sides of each panel. Once I confirmed that the corner was at 90 degrees and that the walls were straight and standing up, I placed a fan on the house to set the icing.
The Other Panels
Once the icing had set (almost dried) we affixed the opposite side and back panels in the same manner. However, in this case, I had to move quickly to be sure that the opposite side panel and back panels had the perfect fit – the back panel was the last panel to be set into place. I placed the fan at the opposite end of the house to begin the process of drying the other side. Then, a very, very yummy dinner was served.
The Roof
After, a fantastic dinner and great conversation and fun, it was time to complete the house by beginning on the roof. The middle panel was the first panel to be placed into position, as that is the easiest to set into place. After that, each side roof panel was put into place and held in position by the decanter. The fan was again placed on the roof to increase drying and setting.
SUCCESS! Our house was now standing!
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