Georgian glass sweetmeat dishes and glasses

Traditionally sweetmeats were Georgian sweets or desserts known as churchkhela. A churchkhela is a string of nuts, typically walnuts or hazelnuts, dipped in grape juice concentrate and dried in the sun, resulting in a chewy, sweet treat.

A sweetmeat glass was used to serve churchkhela during special occasions, such as weddings or holidays. The glass is typically filled with a handful of churchkhela, which are arranged in a decorative manner, and served alongside other Georgian sweets and treats. The sweetmeat glass is a small, ornate glass with a stem and a wide, shallow bowl. It is often decorated with intricate patterns and bright colours.

In the 18th and 19th centuries sweetmeats were presented on the table in a fancy basket, dish or bowl, in silver, glass or ceramics, which were sometimes made in pairs to be set at each end of a table.

Nowadays a sweetmeat is defined as a more... sweet delicacy such as candied fruit, gilded nuts, sugared comfits and crystallised flowers. less...