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Spoon Tray
A spoon tray is a tray used to rest the spoons that are either hot, wet, or prepared for serving. The spoon tray, usually elongated, can be found in the tea service, tea, dinner service, dinner, or cabaret service, cabaret services. The spoon tray is sometimes called a spoon boat or a spooner (although some sources reserve the latter term for vessels used for the vertical arrangement of spoons). The tray looks similar to the pickle or olive dish, but its edges are frequently flattened. The spoon boat was a typical part of a tea equipage in the first half of the 18th century, possibly due to the habit of drinking tea from the saucer that precluded using it to rest the spoon. Britain was importing novel porcelain "boats for spoons" from China in 1722 that were replacing local silver versions available since 1690s. The tea spoon boats went out of fashion by 1790s. Some spoon trays have slotted areas at their rims, to rest spoons more securely. References {{kitchenware-stub Tab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A spoon is a utensil consisting of a shallow bowl (also known as a head), oval or round, at the end of a handle. A type of cutlery (sometimes called flatware in the United States), especially as part of a table setting, place setting, it is used primarily for transferring food to the mouth. Spoons are also used in food preparation to measure, mix, stir and toss ingredients and for serving food. Present day spoons are made from metal (notably flat silver or Household silver, silverware, plated or solid), wood, porcelain or plastic. There are a wide variety of spoons that are made of a variety of materials and by different cultures for many different uses and foods. Terminology The spoon consists of a ''bowl'' and a handle. A handle in a shape of a slender stick is frequently called a ''stem''. The stem can end in a sharp point or be crowned with a ''knop'', a decorative knob. The ''knop-top'' spoons with a variety of knop shapes described by colorful terms like "acorn", "writh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
