[Sca-cooks] Seeking Metal Eating Utensil Maker

[Stefan li Rous]

Anahita said:
> I have a picture of an interesting "SCA-period" eating device that
> was found in the Levant and apparently made during the Islamic
> period. I suspect it is Byzantine not Muslim in origin, but anyway...
>
> It is a long narrow rod with a simple hinge at each end. Hinged at
> one end is a spoon bowl, hinged at the other end is a three-tine fork.

We've talked about at least one "spork" utensil before. But this
is the first time I remember hinges being mentioned. What are these
hinges for? So that it folds more compactly for travel? If they don't
lock in place or they aren't at least fairly stiff, I would think
this utensil would be rather difficult to eat with. It seems that
at the wrong moment it would drop that spoonful of soup into your
lap.

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