The Ginger People: Ginger Snaps and a Contest
Well, The Ginger People have managed to do it again…come up with another fantastic tasting ginger product. I have been the lucky recipient of various samples of their products, and they have done several giveaways and contests with us on The Foodie Blogroll.
This time we tasted classic Ginger Snaps. I am a huge fan of ginger, and I especially love ginger cookies, and ginger snaps are my favorite. So I was excited to try their version. What I did not expect was to become so addicted to these lovely bite sized cookies! These Ginger Snaps are perfectly crunchy, with a wonderful buttery and spicy flavor that really packs a ginger wallop at the end. If you love ginger snaps that are full of crunch and flavor, you have really got to try these cookies! I promise you will not be disappointed! I ate about half of the bag, and am saving the rest to come up with a dessert recipe. I think that these cookies will make a great crust for a pie, or maybe even a cheesecake. We are going to have lots of people staying with us this summer, and so I am going to wait until we have more people around to enjoy this dessert. But keep your eyes out for a dessert recipe based on these amazing cookies.
PRODUCT INFORMATION:
Product Description:
Introduced to Sweden by 13th Century German monks, Ginger Snaps come from the Swedish word pepparkakor, which literally translates as pepper cakes. Baked to a perfect crisp, these wonderful mini cookies are bursting with flavor. Fresh from the oven, we give them a sprinkle of sugar.
Ingredients:
Unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin, mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid) cane sugar, cutter (cream), ground ginger, candied ginger (ginger, sugar), molasses, eggs, ginger juice, spices, baking soda, salt.
Currently the Ginger People have a contest going on, that many of you might be interested in entering!
America’s #1 selling ginger brand, The
Ginger People, announces its sponsorship of the 2009 Mambolicious recipe
contest. The Ginger People are calling on all cooks from culinary
professionals to at-home chefs to glaze, bake, broil and sauté their way to
becoming a 2009 Mambolicious contest winner. Winners in the different
categories will receive prizes from a year’s worth of The Ginger People
products or other goods from organic and natural food manufacturers.
As food costs continue to rise and consumers are focused on health and
sustainability, The Ginger People are offering their ginger products as key
ingredients to be used in the competition capturing the essence of healthful
living with great taste. Over the past 4 years, this contest has increased
in size with over 5,000 recipe submissions and over 20,000 votes for recipe
winners.
Consumers may enter in more than one category; however, each entry must
feature a different recipe and must be original. Specific contest rules with
category and eligible products are available at www.mambosprouts.com
Mambo Sprouts is the industry’s first and only quarterly direct mail coupon
and offer program created in response to a lack of educational materials and
discounts available to health and natural products consumers.
The Ginger People is the leading brand of ginger products in North America.
It is owned by Royal Pacific Foods of Marina, California. Royal Pacific
Foods was established in 1984. For more product information and
availability, please contact The Ginger People at 800-551-5284, ext. 225 or
email at info@gingerpeople.com.
On a personal note, I may be a little MIA on your blogs over the next few weeks. We are in the process of moving into a new place by June 1. We are just moving across the bridge to the island, and so it isn’t a far move, just time consuming with packing boxes. So I doubt I will be doing a lot of fabulously creative cooking for the next few weeks, but I will be around. 🙂
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie - May 11, 2009 at 4:47 pm
I would love to try those ginger snaps! Good luck with your move!
Lisa - May 11, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Looking forward to the dessert recipe! Hope your move goes smoothly.
Bob - May 11, 2009 at 6:45 pm
Ooooo, those sound good. I love ginger. Good luck with the move!
The Duo Dishes - May 11, 2009 at 6:53 pm
They look really small and crispy. The ginger nub woman is cute. 🙂
Peter G - May 11, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Thanks for the info on this Jenn…and good luck with the move!
Sue | Cater - May 12, 2009 at 5:59 am
I just love ginger and any biscuit with ginger in it is just great and these look amazing
Ben - May 12, 2009 at 7:03 am
I’ve never tasted their products before, I’d look for them next time I go to the grocery store.
Happy Cook - May 12, 2009 at 7:52 am
I too love ginger, neve rhad this cookies though.
ENjoy the move.
Laurie - May 12, 2009 at 12:31 pm
LOVE ginger people ‘candied ginger’, they satisfy a sweet and spicy craving. Thanks for posting about this.. how fun!
Good luck with packing boxes and your move!!
Rico - May 12, 2009 at 1:12 pm
You know I am sincerely hoping your move really goes smoothly, love coming here and these ginger bikis nice. 🙂 xx Rico-Recipes
lo - May 12, 2009 at 5:46 pm
Read about the recipe contest yesterday on mambosprouts. I had a great idea… and then realized it doesn’t fit into ANY of their categories. It’s not fast enough, cheap enough, or (necessarily) healthy enough 🙂 Grr!!
Bet they make fantastic ginger snaps over there at Ginger People… all their other products rock
CurryLeaf - May 13, 2009 at 7:28 am
Love the gingersnaps.Good luck with the move.
erin :: the olive notes - May 13, 2009 at 2:26 pm
I think i may have even dreamt about these since we tried them 🙂 yum!!
dawn - May 13, 2009 at 6:45 pm
good luck on the move sweetie! I hate packing. Maybe little Pepino will help? LOL
katie - May 15, 2009 at 2:37 pm
I actually even like ginger snaps better than chocolate… But, please, don’t tell…