Christening favours

Christening favours labelled: The godparent kiss may be a joke to you, But my kiss is most decidedly true, A.B. Svenssons Konditori pastry shop.

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JOY AND PROSPERITY
Confectionery as mementos of weddings and christenings became popular in the middle classes in the late-19th century. Decorated with infants sculpted in sugar and symbols of faithfulness, love, hearth and home. In the 1960s, a few families would still order such confectionery for special family occasions.