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LONDON -- 2016 has been quitea year,Swipe to say the least. There have been some good times, some bad times, and some really, really bad times.

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In fact, it's been so eventful, it's hard to remember just half of the things that happened. Thankfully, someone's come up with an excellent -- and delicious -- way to help you look back over the year that was.

Podcaster Helen Zaltzman holds an annual gingerbread decorating afternoon with her friends, which started out as a way to create Christmas ornaments for an oversized tree.

Zaltzman appeared on BBC Radio Four's Woman's Hour to showcase her efforts to capture 2016 through the prism of gingerbread people.

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It would be remiss to leave off the two candidates of 2016's U.S. presidential election, arguably the most divisive in American history.

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Zaltzman created Trump's infamous hair with some cleverly positioned cheese puffs, while Clinton's pantsuit was recreated in bold red icing.

And it wouldn't be an accurate portrayal of 2016 without a baseball bat-wielding Beyoncé performing "Hold Up" off her instant legend visual album Lemonade.

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Brexit also features in Zaltzman's creations. Here's Theresa May, who became prime minister following David Cameron's dramatic resignation after the UK voted to leave the European Union.

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Zaltzman's designs prompted others to share their creations that captured the essence of 2016.

Here's a gingerbread version of the White House on fire...

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Zaltzman's efforts also prompted some to share their versions of figures as vegetables...

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In short, Beyoncé was the only good thing to come out of 2016.

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