What they don't tell you about gingerbread houses

1. You need four hands (or more) to hold everything up whilst you wait for the icing to set

2. Your decor will never look as good as the pictures you see in cookery books.

3. The stained glass windows will melt at room temperature, so soon your house looks like a derelict building, but that's ok because

4. After a few days, the walls will start to go soggy too, so it becomes a rather good impression of a derelict building.