#pastry fork

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The Cake Fork

A fork has to have between two and four tines or prongs and, apparently, there are over thirty five different types of them, many a hangover from the 19th century obsession with etiquette and single-purpose cutlery. One such is the cake fork which has three tines compared with the standard dinner fork’s four. As well as having just three tines, its other distinctive design feature is its wider,…

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Anna M Mangin invented the pastry fork in 1891. She was an #Educator #Baker and #Caterer #Pioneer #AnnaMMangin #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackInventors #Baking

[disruptiontherapy]

Cake à la Mode

I detest pastry forks and think they have failed to adapt to modern tastes. They are designed with almost no function other than to allow only the smallest amount of gateau onto the fork, and if puff pastry then none at all. Tonight I ate cake from a dinner plate with a knife and fork and it was a small but significant revelation with which I shall persist. This is especially true for Christmas Cake which cuts well and neatly.I have become very interested in Ploughman's Lunch recently on a comparative quality test, going to pubs and ordering a simple Ploughmans. This is a shorthand of the restaurant's repertoire and a good indicator of how fresh and of what quality the ingredients are. I wonder if I shall make a Christmake Cake Ploughman's Lunch. I think I shall market it as a Manger Maker's Lunch and sell the idea to some sort of a cosy home magazine. Obviously  Christmas cake and cheese are a Northern custom already but what kinds of salad could complement a cake? Something with carrots or beetroot probably ....

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Pastry Serving Fork ~ ‘Grape or ‘Vintage Grape’ ~ 1905 ~ 1847 Rogers Bros. ~ Silver Plate ~ Wedding or Shower Gift