Stencil and kit for transferring images and method therefor

A kit for use in transferring an image to an outer surface area of a vegetable, comprising:

• (a) a stencil adapted for use in transferring an image to the surface area of the vegetable where said image is formed by an ensemble of individual features for a predetermined image, said stencil formed as a sheet of flexible material having a plurality of holes formed therethrough, said holes organized in hole sets such that the holes in each such said hole set outline a respective individual feature, said hole sets together defining the predetermined image to be transferred;
• (b) a tool adapted to cut first portions of the vegetable for removal from a main body portion thereof;
• (c) a marker including a marking medium of a type suitable for forming non-smearing marks on the outer surface area of said vegetable;
• (d) a set of instructions correlated to use of said stencil and said marker for transferring the individual features of the image onto the outer surface area of said vegetable and correlated to use of said tool for removal of said first portions of the vegetable from the main body portion;
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• (e) a package receiving said stencil, said tool, said marker and said set of instructions.

A method of forming an image in a fleshy shell of a vegetable, comprising the steps of:

• (a) cutting an access opening into an interior of the vegetable;
• (b) cleaning of the vegetable located in the interior thereof so as to create a shell having a selected thickness;
• (c) securing a pattern sheet to an outer surface area of said shell wherein said pattern sheet is provided with a predetermined image that is formed by an ensemble of individual features formed by a plurality of holes formed therethrough, said holes organized in hole sets such that the holes in each such said hole set outline a respective individual feature, said hole sets together defining the predetermined image;
• (d) coloring the pattern sheet with a marking medium so that some of said marking medium passes through each said hole thereby producing a discernable segmented outline of each respective individual feature on the outer surface area of said shell;
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• (e) cutting around each segmented outline and through the shell so as to remove portions thereof corresponding to each respective individual feature.