Demitasse spoon

Demitasse spoon
Demitasse spoons with matching demitasse cups

A demitasse spoon is a diminutive spoon, smaller than a teaspoon.[1]

It is traditionally used for coffee drinks in specialty cups and for spooning cappuccino froth.

It is also used as a baby spoon,[2][3] and in some surgical procedures.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Looking for Info on Demitasse Spoons?". Antique-central.com. http://www.antique-central.com/antique-demitasse-spoons.shtml. Retrieved 2011-01-18. "Demitasse spoons are small, approximately three to four and a half inches in length, metal, usually silver but also in gold and stainless, with a wide bowl, and originally used to accompany coffee and tea in Europe and now North America." 
  2. ^ Annette B. Natow; Jo-Ann Heslin (August 1988). No-Nonsense Nutrition for Your Baby's First Year. Jo Ann Heslin. pp. 11–. ISBN 9780136231585. http://books.google.com/books?id=hg-W4OPqqVAC&pg=PR11. Retrieved 18 January 2011. "The shape of a demitasse spoon is more appropriate." 
  3. ^ Establishing Good Food Habits. The American Journal of Nursing. 1950. JSTOR 3467526. "We have found that a spoon with a bowl which is long and narrow, like a demitasse spoon, fits the baby's mouth better than one with a broad, round bowl." 
  4. ^ Robert J. Fitzgibbons; A. Gerson Greenburg; Lloyd Milton Nyhus (1 October 2001). Nyhus and Condon's hernia. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 219–. ISBN 9780781719629. http://books.google.com/books?id=kfASqVs2r5QC&pg=PA219. Retrieved 18 January 2011. "A demitasse spoon is useful instrument to retain and protect the peritoneum during suturing" 



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