Thanks for the great blog. Lot of good ideas here. My swedish mother-in-law had a different technique for gluing the pieces together and I'm a bit afraid to try it on my own. Rather than using royal icing she would simply melt sugar in a pan and quickly dip the piece edges in it to glue them together. I must admit I thought she'd ruin my pan the first time she showed me this technique. I need to know how much sugar to use, what level heat, how long, etc. Any advice? (By the way, it worked beautifully! No micro-planing of edges necessary) Thanks! I highly recommend that you use a hot glue gun because using hot sugar to glue a house can be both daunting and dangerous. If you need the house to be edible, then I recommend a royal icing. Here is a link to our recipe: http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/royal-icing-recipe. Best wishes for a beautiful, sturdy gingerbread house! - Amy

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