Valentine bacon flowers: Curl up and fry

My colleague Elizabeth Leland got this picture from a friend, who said a friend in Mississippi got them for Valentine's Day.

Of course, there's nothing that new under the sun (or the broiler rack, for that matter). I found several online sets of directions. Basically, it takes a muffin pan, some aluminum liners and sticks to hold the bacon rolls. Oh, and very thick bacon. Here's one place to get the steps, on www.instructables.com: baconflowers.