\ATXul0 Being a land of fruit trees (cherries, apples, pears...), and of stra
wberries, raspberries, and blackcurrants, Alsace is also a land of desserts. Along with simple tarts, there are gingerbread and the ring-shaped \i Kugelhof\i0 , in which the usual ingredients (sugar, butter, milk, and flour) are supplemented by almonds a
nd raisins according, it is said, to a recipe of Austrian origin made famous by Queen Marie Antoinette, the wife of Louis XVI.\par