Life-sized gingerbread house to make wishes come true for sick kids in Calgary

Combine more than 150 kilograms of flour, 165 kg of icing sugar, 16 litres of egg whites, 10 pounds of candy, two pounds of spices and sprinkle in some love — that’s the recipe Fairmont Palliser executive chef Eraj Jayawickreme used to create a life-sized gingerbread house in downtown Calgary.

Unveiled Friday, the project is an amalgamation between the Fairmont Palliser Hotel, which provided the expertise, the Drop-In Centre, whose clients helped with the design, and the Calgary Food Bank.

On display until Jan. 2, 2018, children can go inside the three-metre by two-metre by two-metre structure by making a cash

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