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Default Banquet mirrors?

Oh pshaw, on Thu 29 Nov 2007 12:03:38p, Boron Elgar meant to say...

> On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:04:16 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>Oh pshaw, on Thu 29 Nov 2007 05:35:44a, Boron Elgar meant to say...
>>
>>> On Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:29:22 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>In article
>,
>>>>rickthecockroach > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone know of books or websites that have designs for fruit,
>>>>> cheese, dessert or any kind of banquet mirrors? I work in a large
>>>>> hotel and I need to break the routine I'm in.
>>>>
>>>>What is a banquet mirror?
>>>
>>>
>>> A centerpiece that sits on a mirror.
>>>
>>> Boron
>>>

>>
>>I didn't know what they were called. My mother had one back in the

1950s,
>>with crystal swans that sat on top of it and a crystal vase to sit in the
>>middle. Back in the day, I think that was considered "elegant" for a
>>dining room table centerpiece. :-)

>
>
> My mom had something, too, and it spent its time parked in the middle
> of the dining room table.
>
> For some reason, wax fruit is also in this memory.
>
> Boron
>


LOL! Waxed fruit was parked in a crystal bowl on the sideboard. :-)

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Date: November 29th,2007

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