unusual kitchen gadgets

[maher]

Cool online test:

http://home.aol.com/decorating/photo-galle...514164509990001

it pains me to admit i only got 9 of 20.

[DesertTinker]

Cool online test:

http://home.aol.com/decorating/photo-galle...514164509990001

it pains me to admit i only got 9 of 20.

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Only a little better, 12 of 20... But it was fun.

[pax]

I did slightly better but only because once I missed the first few, I needed to realign my thoughts to what the Victorians ate. A lavish love for PG Wodehouse helped me out here quite a bit and I ended up getting 14 of 20.

[WiscoNole]

I stopped when I was 2/10.

[BekkiM]

10/10... But I have to confess that some answers were just lucky guesses.

[shellfishfiend]

10/10, but I have actually seen a few of those pieces when browsing in antique stores with my mom and grandma. Utensils today certainly do multitask.

[PopsicleToze]

14 out of what I think was 20

That baby food spoon and pusher blew me away

[scubadoo97]

Had high hopes when I got the first one right but then went down hill from there. I got an incomplete.

[paulraphael]

That was a funny test. All the easy ones were at the end (I think because the questions included better hints).

By the 13th question I'd only gotten one right, which makes me about a third as smart as a monkey guessing randomly. Then I got the right answer on all the rest of them. Which overall is a little better than the random monkey, but not much.

Edited May 19, 2008 by paulraphael (log)

[paulraphael]

14 out of what I think was 20

That baby food spoon and pusher blew me away

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That was the only one I actually knew with certainty. I had one of those when I was little (and I miss it!)

[andiesenji]

I missed only one - however, I have the advantage of having been raised in a household of true Victorians and inherited a set of flatware that includes almost all of the items pictured and I still have the set of "infant's silver" with which I was taught table manners. I think it was originally my grandfather's and he was born in 1875.

Although "normal" family dinners never displayed all the various odd implements designed for specific purposes, I recall a few formal dinners (no children were included) where the array of silver on the table was somewhat alarming. I was a very curious child and asked many questions and was never satisfied with "because" as an answer so usually was given at least some explanation of why a piece was necessary.

The Victorians of a certain status loved all the extra silver pieces that showed their social status. However, they did not have to do the washing up. After WWI, when it became more and more difficult to get competent help, there was a considerable lessening of the number of pieces "required" for serving a formal dinner.

[feedmec00kies]

I missed only one - however, I have the advantage of having been raised in a household of true Victorians and inherited a set of flatware that includes almost all of the items pictured and I still have the set of "infant's silver" with which I was taught table manners.  I think it was originally my grandfather's and he was born in 1875. 

Although "normal" family dinners never displayed all the various odd implements designed for specific purposes, I recall a few formal dinners (no children were included) where the array of silver on the table was somewhat alarming.  I was a very curious child and asked many questions and was never satisfied with "because" as an answer so usually was given at least some explanation of why a piece was necessary. 

The Victorians of a certain status loved all the extra silver pieces that showed their social status.  However, they did not have to do the washing up.  After WWI, when it became more and more difficult to get competent help, there was a considerable lessening of the number of pieces "required" for serving a formal dinner.

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Well put, andiesenji.

I, on the other hand, am a first-gen American. So I got 11 out of 20, with most being educated guesses.

All those ice cream implements!

[Kerry Beal]

11/20

Mom had a fair amount of silver around when I was growing up - but a lot of those items didn't get used for their intended purpose.

[Human Bean]

6/20, I can't guess very well. Didn't actually know any of them.

Amusing and recommended, I had no idea these kind of things ever existed.

Alton Brown would be apoplectic at this array of single-taskers.

[maggiethecat]

14 out of what I think was 20

That baby food spoon and pusher blew me away

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That was the only one I actually knew with certainty. I had one of those when I was little (and I miss it!)

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15/20. (I own a Georgian sterling set, and no kiddie to use it!)

[eldereno]

Got 9 out of 20. Thought I was doing great at the beginning but had a whole lot of wrong answers after the first 5. Often my second choice was the correct....but guessing only!

[sygyzy]

6/20

[demiglace]

Thanks maher! that was fun..12/20

[onehsancare]

That was fun! 15/20.

Now I need to schedule a visit with the therapist, though, to talk about why it's so important that I score well, and then why I need to post my score for the world to see.

[Domestic Goddess]

13 out of 20. My son Billy was beside me and was amazed how I would get the correct answer. I told him I was guessing most of the times. LOL

[Pebs]

I, on the other hand, am a first-gen American. So I got 11 out of 20, with most being educated guesses.

All those ice cream implements!

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[hummingbirdkiss]

8 correct...I suck.. but it was fun guessing...thanks!

[petite tête de chou]

13 of 20. I certainly wasn't raised in a household that used silver of any kind. I wish! I've always loved how beautiful the different pieces are. Who knew that a slice of tomato, spear of asparagus or scoop of vanilla ice-cream could warrant the use of such sparkly, amazingly detailed forks and spoons? Perhaps if children were served their vegetables with these lovely utensils they'd like them more!