Lemon Reamer (1906); Salt & Pepper Shaker (1889); Granny Fork; Spoon Rest; Margarita Glass

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   Crate & Barrel on East 59th Street is only a few blocks away from my home, and just down the block from Williams-Sonoma.  See www.crateandbarrel.com.
   Together with cooking.com and williams-sonoma.com and the DICTIONARY OF CULINARY ARTS, I don't think I've missed much, but please point out any other cookery terms.

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LEMON REAMER

   OED actually has this, from 1926.


  Display Ad 8 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Jul 13, 1925; pg. 9, 1 pgs

  Display Ad 9 -- No Title; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Jun 4, 1924; pg. 5, 1 pgs

  Display Ad 12 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Feb 18, 1906; pg. 7, 1 pgs
("GLASS LEMON REAMERS, 4c and 8c" is sold at H. C. F. Koch in New yOrk City.)

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SALT AND PEPPER SHAKER

   OED has "pepper shaker" from the 1895 Montgomery Ward Catalogue.


  Display Ad 11 -- No Title; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Feb 4, 1889; pg. 8, 1 pgs
("Bargains in Salt and Pepper Shakers" is in an ad for Frankle & Company.)

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GRANNY FORK

   Not in OED.


  Display Ad 19 -- No Title; The Washington Post (1974-Current file), Washington, D.C.; Feb 26, 1979; pg. A22, 1 pgs

  Display Ad 230 -- No Title; The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973), Washington, D.C.; Sep 18, 1969; pg. G15, 1 pgs

  Display Ad 160 -- No Title; The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973), Washington, D.C.; May 15, 1969; pg. F6, 1 pgs
("...granny forks..." is listed under Ekco Gadgets.)

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SPOON REST

  Not in OED.


  Display Ad 769 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; May 28, 1950; pg. 127, 1 pgs
("SPOON REST.  Is such a pretty little ceramic dish.  And it will kepp your table top and stove top clean.  For it was made to hold your messy cooking spoon.")

  Display Ad 6 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Dec 8, 1913; pg. 4, 1 pgs

  Housewife's Daily Economy Calendar; Five Dollars' Worth of Convenience.; by FRANCES MARSHALL; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Nov 3, 1913; pg. 7, 1 pgs
("Spoon rest, of aluminum, they clamp on side of saucepan, in which spoon may be laid when not in use.")

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MARGARITA GLASS

  Not in revised OED.


  Display Ad 182 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; May 24, 1992; pg. LI3, 1 pgs

  50 Things Every Fashionable Man; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Mar 15, 1992; pg. SMA54, 1 pgs

  Display Ad 56 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; May 2, 1990; pg. C24, 1 pgs

  Hungry Hour; Bellying Up to the Food Instead of the Bar; By Mary Luders and Maria Mudd; The Washington Post (1974-Current file), Washington, D.C.; Mar 21, 1986; pg. WK6, 2 pgs

  Display Ad 4 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Jun 26, 1985; pg. A5, 1 pgs
("Choose chip-n-dip bowl, salad bowl, or set of 4 margarita glasses" at Macy's.)

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FONDUE FORK

   Not in OED.


  Letting the Guests Cook Dinner; By CRAIG CLAIBORNE; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; May 10, 1959; pg. SM56, 2 pgs

  Food News: Store Seeks To Aid Cook; By CRAIG CLAIBORNE; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Feb 24, 1959; pg. 24, 1 pgs

  Try 3eer or Cheese Fondue 1/2/ For Cozy but .Elegant Dish; The Washington Post and Times Herald (1954-1959), Washington, D.C.; Oct 11, 1957; pg. C2, 1 pgs

  Food News: Bresse; From the French Region Now Come The Chickens in Tinned Quenelles ; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Apr 7, 1956; pg. 22, 1 pgs
("The other oddity was a three-tined fork for stirring fondue, that Swiss dish for which cheese is melted and 'diluted" with white wine and kirsch.")

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LOBSTER FORK

   Not in OED.


  Virtual Ban Put on Civilian Goods of Steel; WPB Order Forbids Use of Metal in Most Household Utensils; By Alfred Friendly Post Staff Writer; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; May 5, 1942; pg. 1, 2 pgs

  List of Products Barred From Use Of Iron and Steel by WPB Order; Wall Street Journal (1889-Current file), New York, N.Y.; May 5, 1942; pg. 3, 1 pgs

  Attractive Implements Demanded by Lobster; Eight Old Silver Forks, Obviously Hand Made, With Pearl Handles, Are Displayed by Store Here; Brass Fireplace Fixtures Shown.; By Katherine Smith.; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Nov 18, 1934; pg. S8, 1 pgs
("In one little ship are eight old silver lobster forks, with pearl handles.")



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