Floral arrangements can really add something special to an otherwise ordinary dish. Their fun colours and elegant features can make any dessert or meal really pop.

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Flowers have been used for culinary purposes as far back as Ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt. The first recorded mention of edible flowers was in 140 B.C.

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• Victorians candied violets to decorate desserts. 

• During the Renaissance, audiences of plays enjoyed rose-petal water and stewed primroses.

• Carnation petals were a key ingredient in Chartreuse, a liquor created by French monks during the 1600s.