fresh flowers for the wedding cake

[marie g bushnell]

Does anyone use hypericum berries to decorate the wedding cake?

I'm always afraid, thinking someone might accidently eat one. I just did a cake topper with mokura orchids and spray roses and really wanted to add the hypericum, but decided against it.

The orchids and spr roses are cascading down the layers and just poked in the sides of the cake as I usually do.

Any do's and do Nots out there for cake decorating?

 

[Johan]

I use hypericum on cake decor. No one has ever eaten any to my knowledge and hypericum is St Johns Wort (used in herbal medican). So it won't harm you at all.

 

[marie g bushnell]

How did that slip my brain, thanks for reminding me that hyp. berries are St John's Wart. Years ago, took a wild edibles course with my son, but we didn't see any hypericum berries at the Nature center. We foraged, cooked and ate most of what we picked, and I'm still in working order (the brain is getting worn out though) Thanks again.