For the meringue sticks, heat the honey and sugar until the sugar has dissolved.
Finely chop candied lemon peel, candied orange peel and almonds with a hand blender. Mix with gingerbread spice and cinnamon.
Dissolve potash in warm water. Mix half of the flour with honey mixture, candied lemon peel and almond mixture and potash. Then knead in the remaining flour. Let dough rest for 1 hour.
Roll out dough on a baking sheet. Use the back of a knife to mark the 1.5×8 cm strips in the dough. Bake at 180° for about 20 minutes.
Boil down confectioner’s sugar slightly with water. Brush the hot pastry with it. Cut into strips.