Yes - lots of our customers freeze some Lebkuchen to enjoy in the spring sand summer. Lebkuchen can be frozen in appropriate freezer bags. It's important that they are defrosted gently and slowly. The more gently this is done the softer and more succulent they will be once defrosted. Acquisition of the traditional brand Wilhelm Kinkartz GmbH & Co. KG (1872) and Vereinigte Nürnberger Lebkuchen- und Schokoladenfabrik Haeberlein-Metzger (founded in 1598) 2007 History records Lebkuchen bakers in city of Nuremberg as early as 1395. Today's Lebkuchen bakers in Nuremberg are known for the highest quality pastries with the highest nut content. Emperor Friedrich III held a general assembly in Nuremberg in 1487 and invited the children of the city to a special event where he presented Lebkuchen bearing his printed portrait to almost four thousand kids. And with this in mind, Lebkuchen Schmidt offers its Kaiserlein biscuit - brown Lebkuchen coated with chocolate bearing an imprint of Friedrich.

More than 330 years ago in 1688, the history of Lambertz began when a small bakery was founded in the venerable imperial city of Aachen, laying the foundation for Germany’s oldest confectionery brand. To this day, Lambertz, now in its ninth generation, is 100% family-owned. The main ingredients for baking Lebkuchen are: Hazelnuts, Walnuts, Almonds, Candied Orange and Lemon Peel, Honey, Flour, Sugar, Eggs and Marzipan. The master baker and confectioner Henry Lambertz takes over the bakery in the “Haus zur Sonne”. 1872 Expansion of seasonal products & introduction of the all year round products under the Lambertz brand name 1988Having started out as a pure Printen manufacturer, Lambertz now offers a versatile range of year-round products in addition to the classic seasonal pastries and in the process become one of the top 5 cookie makers in the world. Our goal is to always dynamically adapt the assortment to changing customer wishes. Other traditional German Christmas treats that also fall under the umbrella of Lebkuchen: Stollen, a rich, sweet loaf, Dominosteine, Speculatius and there are other yummy pastries. That is called an Oblaten - German for a paper thin wafer. They may look familiar to anyone who has taken Communion in a Lutheran or Catholic Church. It is absolutely edible. I personally prefer to peel the wafer off the bottom of the cookie and set it aside. The wafer of non-GF Lebkuchen is made with flour so even if the Lebkuchen is made with "no wheat flour in the dough" the wafer is not Gluten Free.

Minimum life based on 'use-by' date of product. Average life based on last week's deliveries. Life guarantee shown based on delivery tomorrow with the Life guarantee starting the following day. Add to these some exotic spices from all around the world (cinnamon, cloves, anise, cardamom, coriander, ginger and mace) to make the Lebkuchen a special treat. Lebkuchen - pronounced LAYB-kue-chn - and sometimes called Pfefferkuchen is a German baked Christmas treat somewhat resembling gingerbread. Soft, moist and nutty German gingerbread was invented by medieval monks in Franconia, Germany in the 13th century. Lebkuchen bakers were recorded as early as 1296 in the city of Ulm and in 1395 in Nürnberg (Nuremberg). The latter being the most famous exporter today of the product that is known as Nüremberger Lebkuchen (Nürnberger Lebkuchen). Acquisition of Max Weiss Lebkuchenfabrik Neu-Ulm GmbH (1925) and Ferdinand Wolff GmbH & Co. KG (founded in 1839) 1998

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Lambertz is awarded the title of “purveyor to the royal court” and supplies the Prussian, Dutch and Belgian royal families 1899