Tea Treats (RETIRED)

THE DESSERT PYRAMID, a decorating staple since the seventeenth century, could be found in one form or another on most colonial tables in the better sort of houses. A careful stacking of fresh fruits, small cakes, or sweetmeats into the shape of a cone or pyramid, this table decoration was meant to be consumed.
www.history.org/foundation/journal/christmas05/food.cfm



I still like this one better (look at the size of the thing- F's is Lilliputian in comparison!):