Mould for packaging desserts

Claim 1

A packaged dessert comprising: (a) a mould having a wall structure including a bottom wall and a side wall extending from said bottom wall at the periphery thereof, said bottom wall and said side wall cooperatively defining a cup-like first space, said wall structure defining an opening at the mouth of said cup-like first space remote from said bottom wall, said bottom wall having both a central depression open to said first space remote from said side wall and a plurality of circumferentially spaced elongated grooves or depressions open to said first space extending outwardly from said central depression towards said sidewall and in fluid communication with said central depression, said depression and said grooves cooperatively defining a second space communicating with said first space; (b) a congealable product solid at the storage temperature of the dessert disposed in said first space; and (c) a syrup disposed in said second space; the portions of the bottom wall between said circumferentially spaced elongated grooves or depressions supporting said congealable product during filling and storage to prevent mixing of said congealable product and said syrup; said circumferentially spaced elongated grooves or depressions channeling said syrup to the sides of said congealable product during removal of the dessert from the mould.