"The dessert crowns the dinner. To create a fine dessert, one has to combine the skills of a confectioner, a decorator, a painter, an architect, an ice-cream manufacturer, a sculptor, and a florist. The splendour of such creations appeals above all to the eye - the real gourmand admires them without touching them!"

- Eugene Briffault, 1799-1854

I admired it with my eye… but also ate it. Made the most sense to me.

Photograph: Lemon Meringue Cake at the Sheppard Mansion, Hanover, PA.