[Sca-cooks] Forks in period??? (Somewhat OT)

[Gorgeous Muiredach]

Quick question on fork use.  Not quite on topic, but...

I'm sure someone has a handy reference to when forks were actually used at
first?  I'm looking for forks used for eating, as well as, and more
importantly, forks used for cooking/carving.  Ideally in the English isles,
though the rest of Europe would work for me too :-)

Thanks a bunch.

BTW, for those curious as to why, I'm toying with arms...  I am getting
this so far:
Vert, a wheel of eight pokes, on a chief Or a Talbot sejant between two
sets of a fork and spoon crossed in saltire.

Any feedback on this would be greatly appreciated, off list might be more
appropriate...  I'm considering replacing fork by knife, but I think
visually a fork works best...




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