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myLot reputation of 91/100. flowerchilde (8018)   ranked 596 out of 32,944 in life 4 years ago

I heard this recently.. which was something I never thought about before.. I was a little surprised to hear of it! I guess I just assumed forks had been in use much longer! Does this surprise you?

 

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tags:  forks, americans, civil war, little known facts, no silverware
 
1. myLot reputation of 87/100. agfarm (747)   ranked 962 out of 32,944 in life   4 years ago

Dear FlowerChilde........I like Forks.......I Really like Forks!
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myLot reputation of 96/100. webeishere (12986)   ranked 371 out of 32,944 in life  4 years ago

w00t Now this was FORKING funny. Thanks. thumbup
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2. myLot reputation of 80/100. jonesy123 (3256)   ranked 2,836 out of 32,944 in life   4 years ago

They have been in use for much longer, just not by everybody. Not even today everybody uses a fork, lol.

Anyhow, silverware (note the 'silver' part) was a luxury item and not available to everybody. Most people used wooden spoons, bread, and their fingers to scoop up the food. However, rich people, the upper class, they used knives and forks. The lower class, even if they had silverware or something close enough, would probably only have used it for special occasions.


myLot reputation of 91/100. flowerchilde (8018)   ranked 596 out of 32,944 in life  4 years ago

Very interesting! Thanks!

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3. myLot reputation of 96/100. webeishere (12986)   ranked 371 out of 32,944 in life   4 years ago

Now this is an unknown bit of trivia to me. Where did you hear this from? Did they use spoons or their fingers till then I wonder?
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myLot reputation of 91/100. flowerchilde (8018)   ranked 596 out of 32,944 in life  4 years ago

..it was a bit of trivia I heard, but no telling where.. I just found out that for a long while people used wooden spoons, bread, and their fingers - I knew about the fingers and breadhappy. And rich folks had them much sooner than others! (Like most things, I guess!) And the 'common' folk if they had silverware likely only used it for special occasions.. As they caught on, you had to bring your own.. I also found out it was seen as unmanly to use one for awhile.. knives had a pointed end to pick up a chunk of meat, but went rounded when the fork came in..

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4. myLot reputation of 96/100. Lakota12 (23197)   ranked 180 out of 32,944 in life   4 years ago

http://abagond.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/fork/ here is something more I found on the fork and yes I was surprized


myLot reputation of 91/100. flowerchilde (8018)   ranked 596 out of 32,944 in life  4 years ago

That was interesting!


myLot reputation of 96/100. Lakota12 (23197)   ranked 180 out of 32,944 in life  4 years ago

I thought so too

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5. myLot reputation of 91/100. mansha (4849)   ranked 6,287 out of 32,944 in life   4 years ago

I just cheked it out, I had heard when Britishers had come to India with East India Company, locals were afraid to eat with them as they thought since there hands are poisonous that is why they use spoons and forks to eat. It was quite late when they realised the truth.
Here is an interesting article for you to read on forks and Knives
http://abagond.wordpress.com/2008/03/01/fork/

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