[Sca-cooks] Marrow - thanks

[johnna holloway]

The one book that I am sure that would
answer this (on history of silverware)
is boxed. I thought 17th century for the
collectable silver, so I went looking on the
internet and found someone had posted this:

from:http://www.antique-silver.com/des/3080.htm
Shell-back tablespoons are much more rare than
shell-back teaspoons and this applies even more
to marrow spoons. Examples of marrow spoons can
be found as early as the 1690s and were an integral
part of many travelling canteens. By the end of the 18th
 century, marrow spoons had become quite rare and
 were rapidly being superseded by marrow scoops.
 To-day, 18th century marrow
 spoons are very collectable but also lend themselves
 very easily to various uses on the dining table.
 They are perfect for "osso bucco".

So there are apparently both marrow spoons and marrow
scoops...
There have been articles recently about eating marrow
as a food trend. I'll try and see what they say about
spoons versus scoops and dating.

Johnnae llyn Lewis   Johnna Holloway

Elaine Koogler wrote:>
> Actually, I have what I've been told is a marrow spoon, not medieval, but probably Victorian.  It is sterling silver and has a sort of spoon shape...only instead of being
> dished, it is a flat shape with the edges rolled up so that it almost resembles a cylinder.  At the other end it has a large knob which I've been told was used to crack the
> bone, then the spoon end was used to scoop it out. It's probably about 8 - 10 inches long.   It's quite a lovely piece that I inherited from my former husband's
> grandmother...the type of lady who, if such a thing was available, would be sure to have a marrow spoon!
> > Kiri