ASPARAGUS SERVER
ASPARAGUS HOLDER
ASPARAGUS FORK
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The silver asparagus server (silver asparagus holder, silver asparagus fork)
is a utensil for serving individual portions of several stalks
of asparagus. Some examples are in the form of U-shaped tongs, similar to but larger
than the asparagus tongs, having a small metal plate at each end to grip the stalks.
Other types are the 'hooded server' which have a blade deeply curved at the back
(fully or partially hooded) and the asparagus serving forks with four or five prongs
(similar and practically indistinguable from vegetable forks).
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The asparagus holder is a utensil for a diner to hold a single stalk of asparagus. It is made of a single
strip of metal, bent in the form of U-shaped tongs, with a small square plate at
each end to grip the stalk. Early examples were made with two arms joined like a
pair of scissors, with claws od discs at each end.
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