There are spoons with rather strange names. I'd like to know more: where does the name come from and what characteristics differentiate them from other spoons. For example
Caudle spoon
Snuff spoon
Hash spoon
Can anyone give me information?
Thank you
Amena
Spoons with strange names
Re: Spoons with strange names
Hello Amena
Hash (when referring to food) is a mix of chopped, cooked meat, potatoes and onions. The word is derived from the French hacher - to chop - and dates to the 17th Century. Hash is a way to serve left-over meat. The word has entered popular culture: for example, inexpensive restaurants were called “hash houses” in North America.
A hash spoon is a serving piece, similar to a stew spoon, but with a deeper bowl.
Caudle is a type of warm drink made of beer or wine, bread crumbs, raw eggs, sugar, and spices. Beginning in the Middle Ages through the end of the 19th Century, caudle traditionally was served as a restorative to women who had just given birth, or to invalids.
Caudle was served from 2-handled cups made of silver, porcelain, or stoneware. A caudle spoon is an individual piece of flatware, like a teaspoon.
Wikipedia has a long article about caudle that might be of interest.
Snuff is smokeless tobacco made of finely ground tobacco leaves. It originated in the New World, and was first imported to Europe in the 15th Century. Dry snuff was keep in a snuff box and was inhaled by taking a pinch between thumb and forefinger and placing it directly in a nostril, or on the back of the hand for inhaling. Because constant use of snuff stained the fingers and nails, some users preferred to inhale snuff from a small spoon, similar in size to an individual salt spoon.
Snuff spoons are used today to inhale various illicit substances.
Hope this information helps.
Regards.
Hash (when referring to food) is a mix of chopped, cooked meat, potatoes and onions. The word is derived from the French hacher - to chop - and dates to the 17th Century. Hash is a way to serve left-over meat. The word has entered popular culture: for example, inexpensive restaurants were called “hash houses” in North America.
A hash spoon is a serving piece, similar to a stew spoon, but with a deeper bowl.
Caudle is a type of warm drink made of beer or wine, bread crumbs, raw eggs, sugar, and spices. Beginning in the Middle Ages through the end of the 19th Century, caudle traditionally was served as a restorative to women who had just given birth, or to invalids.
Caudle was served from 2-handled cups made of silver, porcelain, or stoneware. A caudle spoon is an individual piece of flatware, like a teaspoon.
Wikipedia has a long article about caudle that might be of interest.
Snuff is smokeless tobacco made of finely ground tobacco leaves. It originated in the New World, and was first imported to Europe in the 15th Century. Dry snuff was keep in a snuff box and was inhaled by taking a pinch between thumb and forefinger and placing it directly in a nostril, or on the back of the hand for inhaling. Because constant use of snuff stained the fingers and nails, some users preferred to inhale snuff from a small spoon, similar in size to an individual salt spoon.
Snuff spoons are used today to inhale various illicit substances.
Hope this information helps.
Regards.
Re: Spoons with strange names
Chapeau !
Thank you very much for the very detailed information.
Best regards
Amena
Thank you very much for the very detailed information.
Best regards
Amena
Re: Spoons with strange names
My pleasure!
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Re: Spoons with strange names
You also have-
Making Spoon - sort of a long teaspoon, used to stir the leaves whilst in the teapot.
Scruple Spoon - used to add a small amount of holy water into the Communion wine.
There are probably many others.
Martin
Making Spoon - sort of a long teaspoon, used to stir the leaves whilst in the teapot.
Scruple Spoon - used to add a small amount of holy water into the Communion wine.
There are probably many others.
Martin