Variation on a ladle

[tombear]

I somehow ended up running a table at the craft fair at the local museum and in between talking to the visitors I completed the spalted sycamore shallow ladle I roughed out a while back.

It's 9 inch long and based on various roman examples that have been dug up.

ATB

Tom

 

[Macaroon]

That's a nice looking ladle there, I've not seen the like of it before.

 

[Toddy]

Brilliant idea. Would that not be just the thing for pancakes ?



M

 

[tombear]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/museumoflondon/4799564552/in/gallery-dandiffendale-72157639956903313/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/8106654@N06/2088733687/in/gallery-dandiffendale-72157639956903313/

http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail...ry-ad-from-the-1976-1989-news-photo/484029921

I'm tempted to make a deeper one but with the handle in a sort of rising S shape with a hook on the end. Probably easier to make one than explain it!

ATB

Tom

 

[zornt]

Very nice indeed!! That is an interesting shape. I have never seen one like that before, but I can see the usefullness of it.

Thanks for sharing..

 

[British Red]

What do you think that would have been used for Tom?

 

[tombear]

What do you think that would have been used for Tom?

Being quite shallow I could see it being used to ladle excess fat from a pan and pouring it into containers for re use or for basting the meat. Equally it would be great for making pancakes.

Atb

tom

 

[Toddy]

It looks almost like a ladle for taking the cream off milk in the settling pan.

M

 

[British Red]

If it was used for "skimming" from a pan, it would have to be a full (or shallow) pan though. Pouring something makes sense, but again, you would have to dip from a full pan….

Toddy replied, We used a big ashet (think old fashioned huge pie dish) to settle the cream, and a big flattish spoon for 'lifting' the cream.
Like a gravy just with the fat kept floating on top, the gravy/buttermilk could be poured off below.

M

Sorry Hugh, I've hit the Edit button on my panel instead of the Quote one

 

[Robson Valley]

Just a little different from the water ladles used in some native sweat lodge ceremonies.
Pouring water on the hot stones. I really like the off-set handle design.

 

[tombear]

Sorry, I had a roasting/frying pan sort of thing in mind.

Skimming off the top of a pail of milk or off the top of something simmering away makes a lot of sense.

atb

Tom

 

[British Red]

Be ideal for skimming froth off soups....

 

[Toddy]

Skimmings from a maslin pan ?

 

[British Red]

Yep, great making clear jellies