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Default "Chef makes wedding gown with cream puffs"


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> In the Ukraine.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061012/...BhBHNlYwM5NjQ-
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> Excerpt:
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> "UZHHOROD, Ukraine - Valentyn Shtefano's pastries were known for
> attracting stares and giggles as well as lip-smacking murmurs. But even
> his fiancee was surprised when Shtefano told her he was making her
> wedding dress - out of flour, eggs, sugar and caramel.
>
> "The dress - made of 1,500 cream puffs and weighing 20 pounds -
> took the 28-year-old baker two months to make, and by the end of the
> wedding reception, bride Viktoriya said she didn't want to take it off.
>
> "Shtefano is a rising star in the field of baking as visual art,
> earning him a following in this city near the border with Slovakia. His
> creations have generated a buzz in a place where cake is often layers
> of heavy cream, wafers and nuts or poppy seeds - more something to
> eat than to look at........."
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> Lenona.

I'm wondering if the guests were suppossed to eat it??