posted on June 22, 2003 07:47:06 AM
I bought this wooden bowl and 4 little dishes at a church sale yesterday, but I have no idea what it is for. The hole in the bowl is quite small, there is a wooden spoon in it, and the little bowls are only 3" across, so it is obviously meant for very small quanities of something. Any suggestions?
posted on June 22, 2003 01:06:03 PM
My best guess would be a snack set for use with snacks like Chex mix. Looks like it's nice wood (teak?) & in good condition.
posted on June 22, 2003 01:23:14 PM
Hee Hee. Elbonian what? I think it's actually a wooden finial for a staircase
that someone stuck a wooden spoon in.
Anyway, whatever it is, it does look very nice and would make a nice kitchen
accent piece with the four little bowls around it. Probably someone will come
along though and tell you what it really is then you'll have to sell it no matter
how nice it looks in your kitchen. Until then enjoy it.
You know you might ask Dom Deloise. He's into cooking and Gourmet stuff.
He does a segment on "The Cary Brothers" home improvement radio show
every Saturday morning. Don't be surprised if they tell you it's actually a
Staircase Finial somebody stuck a spoon in. Or a Elbonian Roe serving set.
posted on June 22, 2003 09:00:25 PM
It's the soup tureen and bowls from the original Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs movie. It's worth about $75,000.00 if you have all 7 bowls. Otherwise it's worth nothing.
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posted on June 23, 2003 09:42:23 AM
I think you may be close dlegoflamb, but I don't think it is for liquids because the spoon is quite flat, and so are the little dishes, but I have an idea it is for some kind of dip or relish that goes with Japanese food. I don't even know where to list it, may weird items!
posted on June 23, 2003 10:56:39 AM
If the spoon is flat, is it more like a paddle?
Cheryl, please jump in and correct me if I'm off base here...
Could this be a rice serving set? Most asians take small portions of the various dishes and place it in the rice bowl they hold. Normally the rice paddles are flat rather than dished like a spoon.
I have to add that it's a great way to eat, especially if you're with a group and are watching how much you eat. By taking only bits of each and talking in between, you seem to fill up much faster.
[ edited by clivebarkerfan on Jun 23, 2003 11:07 AM ]
posted on June 23, 2003 11:26:32 AM
Whatever it is, I like it. I hope you post the item number...
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posted on June 23, 2003 11:35:07 AM
clivebarkerfan
I'm jumpin' on in. It looks Hawaiin to me. Perhaps to serve pineapple? Could also be used for rice. Rice, especially in Asian cultures, tends to be quite sticky from the starch. A flat spoon would do just fine in serving it. Do you know what the bowl is made of? That would give you some clue. It isn't very old, maybe mid 20th century. Wood gets a wonderful patina from being used so whoever buys this I would suggest handling it as much as possible.
Edited to add: Okay, let's try to keep my handling comment clean.
Cheryl
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[ edited by CBlev65252 on Jun 23, 2003 11:36 AM ]
posted on June 23, 2003 11:47:10 AM
I am not sure what wood it is made of, it is very pretty, made in two halves joined together to form a ball shape. The opening is just less than 21/4" wide, and the inside is black. Spoon is not flat, but about the size of a tablespoon, but not as deep, the actual diameter of the inside of the little bowls is only 21/4", so they wouldn't hold very much, and are 3/4" deep, and would probably only hold about a tablepoon of rice, doesn't seem very mucy. It was made in Japan.
posted on June 23, 2003 11:54:42 AM
After CONSIDERABLE deliberation, I've come to the conclusion, difficult to believe though it may be, that I (maybe;could be) INCORRECT!
NOW, I'm firmly convinced, after extensive canine persuasion, that this delightful bit of woodly wonderment is an: Eel Egg Server!
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posted on June 23, 2003 02:22:45 PM
It doesn't seem big enough for a rice server. I was originally thinking caviar, since you're not supposed to serve caviar on metal, but most caviar is served on ice and you wouldn't put that in a wooden bowl.
My guess would be the same as yours, amber maybe a relish of some sort - wasabi, ginger, tsukemono - or a dipping sauce.
The only Japanese bowl I ever saw that was remotely shaped like that was used to hold stones for Go, but those bowls come in pairs and don't have spoons!
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