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" Project excerpted from Swedish Christmas Traditions: A Smorgasbord of Scandinavian Recipes, Crafts, and Other Holiday Delights.   I like edible decorations. We make this one every year. It can be made with several different kinds of fruit and is therefore suitable all year round. A fun going-away present.   Materials   \u2022 1 block of oasis (can be found in flower shops) \u2022 Sprigs of fir \u2022 Wooden skewers \u2022 Kumquats \u2022 Tangerines \u2022 Small red apples \u2022 Low plate or tray \u2022 Mixed, unshelled nuts and/or whole Christmas spices   Directions    1. Cut the block of oasis into a cone shape. Insert fir sprigs in the bottom so the cone can stand stably.      2. Pierce the fruit with the wooden skewers and stick the other ends in the oasis cone. Work from the bottom up to the top. Poke in some sprigs of fir if the fruit doesn&amp;#039;t cover everywhere.      3. Place on a plate or a tray and decorate with nuts and/or Christmas spices.      Courtesy of Swedish Christmas Traditions: A Smorgasbord of Scandinavian Recipes, Crafts, and Other Holiday Delights, by Ernst Kirchsteiger. Skyhorse Publishing, $19.95, 2010. Available at Amazon.com.     Photo: copyright Skyhorse Publishing, 2010 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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