1.   As favors, give little metal cylinders that have nasty pointy things spring out when a button is pushed.

2.   No, not buttons, but those little cylinders, which we found out are called Christmas crackers.

3.   To finish, there were French cheeses in prime condition and a little cylinder of cakelike chocolate with molten chocolate inside.

4.   Usually, it gets an elegant touch, shaped into neat little cylinders or served in a precious spoonful as a jelled sauce.