A human made a tray of "silly treats." Grapes stuffed into raspberries so they looked like they were wearing little beards, unpeeled apple slices with apples spread with a bit of frosting and marshmallows to look like smiling mouths, oranges peeled to look like big, fat, flowers, etc. Why? Just to share treats with friends and to enjoy life. -- Anon Guest
Of all the foodstuff inventions created by Humans, the most famous is their food-on-a-stick. The second most famous is, interestingly Candy Googly Eyes. Which was what made this feast so possible.
Meringue, fruit, sweetened cocoa butter[1], Havenworlder-safe chocolate, and all arranged to look like other things.
"Most of these used to use nuts," explained Human Duc. "I did find some pastry substitutes that would work just as well, so I did that instead. And when in doubt? Lots of sugar."
Humans. They not only went the extra mile to share treats, but they went overboard with things like presentation. Segments of apple were altered to resemble mouths, monsters, and sundry Terran creatures. Strawberries were turned into tiny effigies. Snacking items were transformed into cartoon figures.
There were meringue snowfolk, pastry treats made to resemble silly arachnids. Tiny jack-o-lanterns made out of puffed rice, marshmallow, and other sugary foods. Cupcakes and gelatin of all colours and decorated to resemble strange things. Cups of what appeared to be plants, but were likely cake, pudding, and fondant creations
And baked goods with candy faces.
"How many hours did you spend making these?" asked Companion Fajr.
"I don't know," confessed Duc. "I got all those supplies and I kind'a got carried away. Lost track of time."
Humans. They never ceased being astonishing.
[1] White chocolate is neither white nor chocolate. I will stand by this statement to the end.
[Photo by American Heritage Chocolate on Unsplash]
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