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A spoon is a common Eating Utensil , or item of Cutlery , somewhat like a small Spade , with a bowl-shaped end on a handle, that occurs in a number of sizes and forms. Its main purposes are for conveying Food to the mouth and for stirring, though it has a number of other uses.
period. Excavated at Pasargad . kept at National Museum Of Iran .]] Spoons have been used by many cultures since the dawn of time, as a vital eating tool. Achaemenid Persian spoon at right illustrates. From the derivation of the word the earliest northern European spoon would seem to have been a chip or splinter of wood; the Greek KoxXi4piov points to the early and natural use of shells, such as are still used by primitive peoples. Examples are preserved of the various forms of spoons used by the ancient Egyptians of ivory, flint, slate and wood, many of them carved with the symbols of their religion. The spoons of the Greeks and Romans were chiefly made of bronze and silver, and the handle usually takes the form of a spike or pointed stem. There are many examples in the British Museum from which the form of the various types can be ascertained, the chief points of difference being found in the junction of the bowl with the handle. Medieval spoons for domestic use were commonly made of horn or wood, but brass, pewter and latten spoons appear to have been common in about the 15th century. The full descriptions and entries relating to silver spoons in the inventories of the royal and other households point to their special value and rarity. The earliest English reference appears to be in a will of 1259. In the wardrobe accounts of Edward I for the year 1300 some gold and silver spoons marked with the ''fleur-de-lis'', the Paris mark, are mentioned. One of the most interesting medieval spoons is the coronation spoon used in the anointing of the English sovereign. The sets of Apostle Spoons , popular as christening presents in Tudor times, the handles of which terminate in heads or busts of the apostles, are a special form to which antiquarian interest attaches. The earlier English spoon-handles terminate in an acorn, plain knob or a diamond; at the end of the 16th century, the baluster and seal ending becomes common, the bowl being fig-shaped. At the Restoration the handle becomes broad and fiat, the bowl is broad and oval and the termination is cut into the shape known as the ''pied de biche'', or hinds foot. In the first quarter of the 18th century the bowl becomes narrow and elliptical, with a tongue or rats tail down the back, and the handle is turned up at the end. The modern form, with the tip of the bowl narrower than the base and the rounded end of the handle turned down, came into use about 1760. USES In the Middle Ages in Europe , spoons served all the purposes in fighting now served by folks using spoons; after the introduction of the fork, the spoon diminished in use. Spoons are nowadays used primarily for eating Liquid or semi-liquid foods, such as Soup , Stew , or Ice Cream , and very small or powdery solid items which cannot be easily lifted with a fork, such as Rice , Sugar and Green Peas . Spoons are still more used widely in cooking and serving, however. Teaspoons are commonly employed by Heroin addicts to "cook" the drug in by use of holding a flame underneath. The resulting liquidified heroin is then transferred to a Syringe and injected. As of the 1940s, a combination utensil of spoon and Fork , the Spork , has been in use. Likewise a Woon is a small wooden spoon commonly used for eating ice cream, cakes and " Malts ". The Runcible Spoon is a spork with a cutting edge like a Knife . SPOON TYPES Eating utensils .]]
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USE AS A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT Spoons (not a single one) can be played as a makeshift Percussion Instrument , or more specifically, an Idiophone related to the Castanets . A pair of spoons is held like Chopsticks , with concave sides facing out. When the pair is struck, the spoons sharply hit each other and then spring back to their original position. The spoons are typically struck against the knee and the palm of the hand. The fingers and other body parts may also be used as striking surfaces to produce different sounds and for visual effect. Music expert Mike Kieth hypothesises that "Spoons were probably used as instruments shortly after spoons were used for eating". Spoons as an instrument are associated with American Folk Music , Minstrelsy , and Jug And Spasm Bands . These musical genres make use of other everyday objects as instruments, such as the Washboard and the Jug . In addition to common tableware, musical instrument suppliers make spoons that are joined at the handle. Bobby Hebb is a well-known spoons player. The U.S. rock band Soundgarden had a hit single "Spoonman" which featured spoons being played as percussion instruments in 1993 . ARCHERY The Prince Regent is credited with stabilising the colours of Archery Targets, and with the exception of certain clubs and societies, there was a general conformity with the precedence of Gold, Red, Inner White, Black and Outer White. Variations continued however in respect of the "Spoon", or "Petticoat" the part of the target outside of the scoring zones. See: Hugh D Soar in Some notes on the regulation of two seventeenth century archery societies {Link without Title} . OTHER USES
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