What kind of spoon?
I've had this spoon for a long time -- it's plate and about 7 or 8 inches long so it is a serving spoon of some sort but I can't find anything anywhere that looks like it -- the closet I was able to come was a "pea spoon". On the front is engraved what looks like "minnefrun Tvoriye 1905" and on he back "Karolina Nielsen" which would lead me to believe it is Swedish. (or Scandanavian). So could anyone help me with what kind of spoon it is and what the engraving on the front means. I would appreciate it. Thanks.
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6 years agoThis says it is a " sugar sifting spoon" . Could it be an olive spoon? Whatever it is I am glad that you have it! I really like it.
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6 years agoI did have tea this afternoon -- and I did use my "new" tea strainer (Swedish once belonging to Karolina Nielsen.
Unfortunately, I have to have a saucer to put the strainer on between cups of tea!
Here's how it sits on the cup!
Thank you everyone -- I definitely think it is a tea strainer! A SWEDISH tea strainer!
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