Extended family, of sorts, visited today and delivered this lovely little "marmite" made of chocolate that is given at this time of the year in Geneva. The complete story is linked here but the quick story is about the attempted attack by the people of Savoy on Geneva. During the attack on 11 December 1602, Madame Cheynel stopped the attack by dumping a marmite (or cauldron) of hot soup on the Savoyard as they climbed the walls, triggering a large commotion, which helped alert the people of Geneva who then stopped this attack. (If you look closely in the photo, you can see a little mushroom.)
Today, the people of Geneva celebrate the moment with these cute little marmite that are made of chocolate and stuffed with "vegetable" candies. To celebrate the holiday, families and friends will take a sword (not so sure where they find one today) and smash open the marmite and eat the goodies inside. For larger groups they would probably have a bigger cauldron, with even more tasty treats.
