He's now a full-time gingerbread man. He bakes the gingerbread himself with brown sugar, ginger and cinnamon. He estimates he has baked a combined 25,000 pounds of gingerbread in his career.

Self-appointed Big Apple gingerbread man, Jon Lovtich of Queens ... it’s just been a little bit more exciting to see how much people like it,” the gingerbread giant added.

The humble Gingerbread Man has been sent to the knackery and replaced with a gender-neutral offering more in step with the modern world. But the appearance of the unisex biscuit has now prompted ...