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"  How much would you pay for a 48-year old icing rosette? What if that frosted flower once belonged to President John F. Kennedy? History buffs with a sweet tooth can put in a bid for a slice of presidential lore as a cake decoration from President Kennedy&amp;#039;s 45th birthday party is up for auction. According to the online catalogue at Heritage Auction Galleries, the relic is 10&amp;quot; in diameter and bears a Presidential Seal made entirely out of frosting. Since May 19th, 1962, the night of Kennedy&amp;#039;s birthday bash, the confectionary creation has been in the possession of Lois Larkin. Larkin was there with her then beau, Patrick Larkin, a police officer who was part of the security detail. &amp;quot;I probably thought this would be nice to hold onto because it was such a memorable thing,&amp;quot; Mrs. Larkin told Bloomberg, and so in the interest of wooing his date, Patrick Larkin received permission to take the decoration home. Over the years, Mrs. Larkin kept it in a cardboard box, bringing it out for special events. Now a widow, Mrs. Larkin decided to put it up for auction to see how much it would fetch. Though objects that belonged to President Kennedy often generate buzz on the auction block, this one is of particular interest because of its strong associations with popular history. The towering cake, so big that it required two men to carry it, was presented to the President immediately after Marilyn Monroe serenaded him with her infamous, breathy rendition of &amp;quot;Happy Birthday.&amp;quot; The star-studded event, held at Madison Square Garden, was attended by 15,000 people and also included performances by Jack Benny, Maria Callas, Ella Fitzgerald, and Jimmy Durante. While items belonging to any president bring in high bids, according to Bloomberg, those associated with Lincoln, Washington, and Kennedy fare the best - Heritage Auction Galleries sold Lincoln&amp;#039;s spectacles for $180,000. How much the cake will draw remains to be seen. &amp;quot;There are not a lot of comparables for cake in the auction market,&amp;quot; Kathleen Guzman of Heritage Auction Galleries told Bloomberg. But she&amp;#039;s expecting between five and ten thousand. Not bad for some aging icing. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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