Tin for gingerbread, 100 years Queens of the Netherlands

Tin for gingerbread, 100 years Queens of the Netherlands. 

• Manufacturer: Elvee Ridderkerk Holland B.V.
• Date of manufacture: 2000

Description
Elongated rectangular tin for storing candy cake/ontbijtkoek/gingerbread. This tin is equipped with a hinged lid. The decoration of this tin consists of a beige background with various black and white photos of queens of the Netherlands in an orange frame. Furthermore, a large crown and text in golden letters: "100 years of queens of the Netherlands 1900 - 2000". The short sides show the Dutch flag.

Pictures:

• Marriage of Juliana and Bernhard 1937
• Princess Emma and Princess Juliana
• Marriage Beatrix and Claus 1966
• Engagement Wilhelmina and Hendrik 1900
• Birth of Princess Beatrix 1938
• Coronation Juliana 1948

Marked at the bottom: Exclusively produced for Elvee Ridderkerk Holland B.V.

Condition
This tin is in good condition, with normal traces of use and age-related traces of wear. Photos are part of description.

Size

• Height: 6.8 cm.
• Length: 29.5 cm.
• Width: 9.5 cm.

Candy cake is a gingerbread decorated with candy on the top. This cake is suitable to be presented as a cut cake.

The candy is obtained by first having sugar dissolved in warm water and then allowing it to crystallize until large white grains are formed. When brown sugar is used, dark-coloured granules are obtained. The top of the cake is then sprinkled with the candy grains.

Ontbijtkoek
An ontbijtkoek (literally translated breakfast cake) or peperkoek (pepper cake) is a Dutch and Flemish spiced cake. Rye is its most important ingredient, colouring the cake light brown. It is often spiced with cloves, cinnamon, ginger, succade and nutmeg. Several parts of the Netherlands have their own local recipe, of which the most famous is oudewijvenkoek (old woman's cake), which is mostly eaten in the northern regions, and is flavoured with aniseed. Ontbijtkoek is traditionally served at breakfast with a thick layer of butter on top, as a replacement for bread, however, due to its sweet taste it is also served as a snack. It is best eaten the day after it is baked.

Originally called 'peperkoek', it was made from breadcrumbs and other leftover bakery products stored in an attic. These ingredients were periodically collected and pressed to create the 'peperkoek' which was augmented with black pepper to conceal the age of the resulting thick bread, hence its name. Because pepper was historically one of the most valuable Dutch East India Company trading products, it was used in many Dutch food products.

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