- Zuzu Bailey from the movie "It's a Wonderful Life" got her name from Zu Zu Ginger Snaps. This blog was started to document and hopefully encourage others to share information and images about the Zu Zu Ginger Snaps product itself. Please feel free to share anything you might know or have and, with your permission, I will post it. You can either reply to specific articles or email me at gingersnap@zumedia.com. Thanks.
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Was Zuzu Bailey a Product Placement?
The question has to be asked… was Zuzu Bailey, the youngest of the children in “It’s a Wonderful Life,” a product placement? By all accounts the character’s name was taken from the popular ginger snap. Product placements in movies were … Continue reading
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On The Lawn With Snaps
I ran across this photo on the bighappyfunhouse.com site (they say it’s available for purchase – see info below). No information was provided. It’s an odd photograph if you think about it. It looks like a posed scene (two open … Continue reading
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We Baked Ginger Snaps from Zuzu’s Recipe
The little girl who played Zuzu Bailey in “It’s a Wonderful Life” grew up and in 2000 she (Karolyn Grimes) wrote a cookbook called “Zuzu Bailey’s It’s A Wonderful Life Cookbook: Recipes and Anecdotes Inspired by America’s Favorite Movie.” In … Continue reading
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The First Published Gingersnap Recipe
According to Brette Sember in “COOKIE: A Love Story: Fun Facts, Delicious Stories, Fascinating History…” the “first published recipe for gingersnaps was written in 1805 by Mrs. A.L. Webster in her 1842 ‘The Improved Housewife.’” I was not able to … Continue reading
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Rare Zu Zu Sign Featuring a Female
I have never seen a Zu Zu Ginger Snap sign that featured a female so it was a bit of a surprise when someone from Azio Media sent me a link for this one. From their site: “Nice paper sign … Continue reading
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