Muzeum Piernika

Muzeum Piernika is a museum located in medieval old town of Torun, Poland, that is well-known for its gingerbread. Visitors participate in an interactive show via which they may be taught how to make a conventional gingerbread. The show encompass two parts - first visitors are shown how the dough changed into made in Middle Ages. Having organized dough, all people then makes their very own gingerbread using traditional baking molds. Throughout the entire display site visitors are guided by means of the grasp of bakery, a gingerbread witch and the craftsmen.

The museum is located on 9, Rabialska Strett, in an early 19^th century granary, and traffic also take part in flour production the usage of millstones. The museum forms a part of the gingerbread subculture nevertheless dwelling on the town. Millstones are stones utilized in gristmills, for grinding wheat or other grains. The base or bedstone is desk bound. Above the bedstone is the turning runner stone which absolutely does the grinding. The runner stone spins above the stationary bedstone developing the "scissoring" or grinding movement of the stones.