Oneida Indian Nation Honored in Upstate New York’s Largest Nationally-Recognized Gingerbread Village

By Native News Online Staff - December 13, 2019 at 12:00AM

Published December 13, 2019

Turning Stone Resort Casino’s 2019 Gingerbread Village features architectural details in honor of Oneida Indian Nation’s Turtle, Wolf and Bear Clans

ONEIDA INDIAN NATION, N.Y. — Every year, Turning Stone’s award-winning pastry team, led by Executive Chef Ron Ross, a three-time James Beard award recipient, and Executive Pastry Chef Dennis Miller, designs, bakes and decorates the largest and more elaborate Gingerbread Village in Upstate New York.

This year, the talented pastry chefs paid homage to the Oneida Indian Nation, owner of Turning Stone, by featuring imagery of the three Oneida Indian Nation clans – Turtle, Wolf and Bear – in the architectural details of the beautiful log cabin; one of nine buildings within the all-edible Gingerbread Village.

The Gingerbread Village is nationally-recognized every year by travel and tourism publications, such as Forbes Travel Guide, as an “edible work of art.”

Measuring more than 70 feet in length and features nine towering buildings, this year’s village also includes a Willy Wonka house; a Disney Princess-inspired hotel; a Candy Land designed house; a Mediterranean-style train station; and many more.

Turning Stone Gingerbread Village Fun Facts:

–        200 lbs of gingerbread dough

–        560 lbs of frosting

–        More than 200 lbs of fondant

–        480 lbs of powdered sugar

–        4,000 Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups

–        2,000 Sugar Sanded Sour Lemon Drops

To view more photos of Turning Stone’s 2019 Gingerbread Village, click HERE.

 

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