Spurtle

Spurtle

The spurtle (or "spirtle") is a Scots kitchen tool, dating from at least the fifteenth century. It was originally a flat, wooden, spatula-like utensil, used for flipping oatcakes on a hot griddle. This terminology is now confined to Angus and Perthshire

Over time, this implement changed shape and began being used specifically for stirring oatmeal and soups. It is similar to an ordinary stirring spoon, but the bowl of the spoon has been removed since a wide area would cause enough pressure to tear cooked oats apart. It looks like a fat wooden dowel, often with a contoured end to give the user a better grip. Defined as a stirring stick, it is in common use throughout Scotland, although it is rarer in Angus and Fife where the term "theevil" is used.

The word may derive from the Latin spatula.

There is a World Porridge Cooking Contest known as "The Golden Spurtle".

External links

* [http://www.goldenspurtle.com/ The Golden Spurtle]


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  • spurtle — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1756 chiefly Scottish a wooden stick for stirring porridge …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • spurtle — /sperr tl/, n. Chiefly Scot. a stick used to stir porridge. [1540 50; spurt (by metathesis from SPRIT) + LE] * * * …   Universalium

  • spurtle — 1. noun Either of two Scottish kitchen implements made of wood; a flat one for turning oatcakes, or a stick for stirring porridge 2. verb To spurt, spatter or sputter …   Wiktionary

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  • spurtle — spur·tle …   English syllables

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  • spurtle — I. ˈspərd.əl noun ( s) Etymology: origin unknown 1. chiefly Scotland : an implement similar to a spatula used to turn food (as griddle cakes) 2. chiefly Scotland : a wooden stick for stirring porridge 3. chiefly Scotland …   Useful english dictionary

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