Blooms of Sweetness
Once upon a time, before the Midsummer’s Night Dream Ball ever occurred, a tiny creature came to the Pond. With wings that glimmered like crystal but were thinner than a rose petal and tendrils of ice colored hair, she arrived late one evening long after all the creatures were asleep. Trying not to giggle at the Blond Duck’s snores, she crept into the kitchen.
“Excuse me,” a tiny creature snarled, her crown perched on her head at a alarming angle, “Who are you?”
“Who are you?” the fairy countered, her words like faint tinkling bells. “Are you a rabbit? Or perhaps you’re one of those strange Egyptian cats…”
Queen Bitty gathered up all of her 4 lb. strength and glared at the fairy. A low growl sounded in her throat. “I am Queen Bitty, ruler of the Pond. And I am a Chihuahua. What I may lack in size, I don’t in my bite, I assure you.”
The fairy curtsied, bowing her head so Queen Bitty wouldn’t see her grin. “My apologies, Highness. As you can see, I am but a humble traveling fairy in need of nourishment.”
“What kind of nourishment?” Queen Bitty demanded, her eyes narrowing.
“Anything,” the fairy hastened to reassure her. “But I would adore something with a bit of sweetness.”
Queen Bitty, who had quite a sweet tooth herself, nodded. “How about some Blooms of Sweetness?”
“Blooms of Sweetness?” The fairy shook her head. “I’m afraid I’m not familiar.”
Queen Bitty smirked. “You see, we have plenty of these from the Midsummer’s Night Dream Ball two nights ago.”
“Leftovers?” the fairy asked, unable to hide her disappointment.
“Nope.” Queen Bitty shook her head. “Once a single batch of Blooms of Sweetness has been made, they bloom for at least three months. Every time you eat one, another one appears.”
The fairy’s eyes lit up. “How does that work?”
“You see, you assemble the pastry flowers and fill it with a bit of sweetness–pudding, jam, jelly, ice cream, whatever you choose. Once the first three are created, you’ve made a single batch. From then on, the flowers will keep blooming with the chosen sweetness for up to three months!”
“That’s brilliant!” the fairy cried. “Where did you ever find these?”
Queen Bitty shrugged. “They just appeared one day*,” she replied. “Would you like one?”
“Please!” the fairy cried, her mouth watering. “That would be lovely!”
So with a cup of raspberry tea and a jar of honey for the fairy (who, it turns out, liked a lot more than a bit of sweetness,) Queen Bitty and the fairy had a midnight tea party.
It was quite sweet.
Literally.
* Invisible Friends, my mom bought these for me at World Market. However, their site no longer shows them and I don’t have the name of the company. They come in a packaged as precooked flowers you assemble, like cookies. If anyone knows the name, I’d be delighted to know so I could tell you!
Stay tuned, Invisible Friends! Tomorrow we have a new Twirl, then a new Creative Woman of the Pond Saturday! And next week, more delightful whimsy!
August 13th, 2009 at 4:11 am
I love the name you chose for this treat.. blooms of sweetness, looks like a specail treat!
August 13th, 2009 at 4:16 am
Please send me some for breakfast! They look sooooo good!
August 13th, 2009 at 4:41 am
I sure wish we had blooms of sweetness here. They look fabulous. I have fallen in love with Queen Bitty and I’m her biggest fan.
August 13th, 2009 at 4:49 am
Those are SWEET!!
August 13th, 2009 at 4:54 am
Oh.My……looks sooooo good!
August 13th, 2009 at 5:20 am
Those are sooooo beautiful! I bet they taste incredible
August 13th, 2009 at 5:35 am
“Are you a rabbit? Or perhaps you’re one of those strange Egyptian cats…”
Bwahahahahahaha!
This whole post had me giggling…but I definitely got stuck on that sentence for a while.
Thanks for stopping by my blog!
August 13th, 2009 at 5:38 am
Cat says: “I love you and I want to make Blooms of Sweetness today! Tell Queen Bitty thank you! And I love her. And Bear.”
We just purchased flower shaped cookie cutters from Crate and Barrel that will be perfect for this recipe!! Cat is determined to use strawberry and mint chocolate chip ice cream to make them!
August 13th, 2009 at 5:40 am
Oh my GAWD, I’m drooling on my keyboard here. I’ll definitely look for these on my next World Market adventure. I want some, and I of course always do as HRH Bitty recommends.
August 13th, 2009 at 5:43 am
This is adorable! “Blooms of Sweetness” – I love it!
You know, you are such a sweetheart, and I appreciate you coming over to my blog and leaving me such sweet comments about my purses! IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME, and I appreciate your support!!! You are a DOLL!
Love,
Taryn
August 13th, 2009 at 6:46 am
They look like giant versions of linzer cookies my mom makes! I’ll get the recipe and e-mail it to you! They are delicious!
August 13th, 2009 at 6:50 am
Such a perfect pretty name for the delicious looking tartelettes.
August 13th, 2009 at 6:51 am
YUM–thy look delish!!
August 13th, 2009 at 6:51 am
Yum, I’ll take some for my breakfast too!
August 13th, 2009 at 7:12 am
These look so delicious!
August 13th, 2009 at 7:22 am
These blooms of sweetness look delicious:)
August 13th, 2009 at 7:35 am
Those look delish, I am going to have to try and find them!
August 13th, 2009 at 7:40 am
Ooh, I must try those. They look utterly magical!
August 13th, 2009 at 9:00 am
Waitaminit…I was expecting to see a recipe at the end! Did that magically disappear too?
Coincidentally, I was thinking last night that I need to write a post about the things I still need to catch up on – 4 weeks after returning home from vacation…yeah, I’m pathetic – and one of them is reading your stories! Would you believe I still haven’t gotten completely caught up with all my emails yet. *sigh*
But, anyway, I’ve pulled up the stories (so I have no excuse when I am sitting at my computer), and I can’t wait to read them today (after harvesting the edamame and tomatoes…the fun never ends with a large garden)!
August 13th, 2009 at 9:17 am
The blooms don’t need a name to be cute!
August 13th, 2009 at 10:18 am
Oh man! I was hoping for a recipe. I have this very speical jelly I want to make into a sweet dessert. I will continue to search for the prefect recipe to use it in.
August 13th, 2009 at 10:26 am
They look magical to me
. Is Bitty developing an attitude?
August 13th, 2009 at 11:26 am
Those blossoms look delicious!! I want one!
August 13th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Ooooooo…….so good….
August 13th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
I’ve never seen them before but will be on the lookout – my daughter would love them.
By the way, yes, Cheryl has been my neighbor for nearly 10 years – she’s the best!
August 13th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
lovely name
sweet treats are perfect for breakfast 
August 13th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Genius! If only I could come up with a self-replicating recipe.
August 13th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Hehe what a cool idea! And I don’t believe it-Blond Duck snores? Not she! Why she is a lady in the truest sense of the word.
August 13th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
YUMMMMY!!
August 13th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
I’ve never seen these sweet blossoms – they look delicious!
August 13th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
I’m so very glad these don’t exist in the real world. I would love to eat them but my will power is non existant. LOL Just curious. Have you seen Hotel for Dogs? Saw it today with Yaya and I cried the entire way through. Happy and sad tears.
August 13th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Those look so yummy! I wish I could appear in your kitchen and have tea and cookies with you and Queen Bitty! I’m in need of some sweet nourishment and even sweeter companionship.
August 13th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
Blooms of sweetness are the perfect tea party treat!
August 13th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Nice the empty one!
It’s hot here, this year August is hotter than July, there is a lot of humidity that makes the heat really oppressive: I drink a lot of sparkling mineral water (perhaps sparkling white wine would be better!)
August 13th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
This treat sounds so magical. I can’t help but repeat it to myself…Blooms of Sweetness. Great!
August 13th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Oh — blooms of sweetness. How wonderful! Perfect for the ball! YUM!
I wish I could come and bring Trixie!
XOXO
Jen
August 13th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
I love these blooms of sweetness – like little flowery jam tarts!
August 14th, 2009 at 5:15 am
Those look wonderful! I’m going to World Market today actually, will look for these
August 14th, 2009 at 7:42 am
Cute and delicious… I will be on the lookout for these!
August 14th, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Those look adorable and so delish!!!!!!! I love the World Market!!!!!
August 14th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
oooh yummmy…
that is SO much fun!
August 14th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Wow those look delish!! I’m starving. I’m working out and eating healthy. I’m not going to lie… I’m looking good. Now that I’m in the groove I’ll probably get preggers again… oh well… babies rock!
August 15th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
MMMMM!!! looks delicious!!! stopping by from SITS to say hello!
August 17th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
The tea party sounds lovely and the cookies look delicious!
Queen Bitty you are just toooo cute!
August 18th, 2009 at 9:41 am
Those look so good. I think there’s a world market in new orleans. Wonder if they have them in the store?
Ramona