Since she knows which side her manchet is buttered, she flattered the cook. My emblem is the mermaid in her vanity and Beth sculpted a mermaid holding a comb and mirror from the sugar paste. It was 2 dimensional with 3-D decorations, since the wet weather was going to keep any real thickness from drying before dinnertime. She surrounded the mermaid with marzipan fish, starfish and octopi. Alex contributed some of the fish, including a shark. I wish I had thought to take a picture of the platter before we demolished it, but this gives some small idea...