If you have a weakness for super-specific silver and a love of presentation, the holidays are the perfect time to bust out your awesome- if rarely used- serving pieces. And if you don't happen to have a cranberry spoon or cookie tongs on hand, they can often be found for under $20...
- I received a pair of salad tongs like these as a gift- I believe they were found at an antique mall- and love using them at parties as ice tongs. The booze may not be top-shelf but the tongs class everything up. They are also great for serving salad, of course.
- A pretty deco ladle for gravy or soup- so elegant!
- Slotted spoons like this one are sometimes referred to as "cranberry spoons", perfect for Thanksgiving.
- A couple friends use similar pastry tongs to serve their guests slices of cake, and the act is endearing.
- Homemade pie certainly deserves to be presented with great fanfare on a gorgeous pie server.
- How have I made it this long without cookie tongs? Even if the cookies at the potluck or buffet are store bought, guests will feel special helping themselves with this pretty piece.
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Fun! And don't forget the polish. Tarnished silver looks so sad.
i still need to stop and get some polish, but there are definitely a few pieces i carry into every holiday meal...including a pie server that's almost identical to the one pictured =)
Does anyone else think the first picture could be a painting? Great shot.
Last week, I was rummaging through a drawer in a blocked-off corner of my kitchen and uncovered a trove of old family silver serving pieces! I suppose I must have rescued them from the family house (which we were emptying around the same time The Fella and I moved into this apartment) and stashed them in the drawer, then forgotten they existed. I'm oddly excited to break them out for Thanksgiving dinner!
I will admit to a weakness for random pieces of painfully specific silverware. I recently bought a long, narrow fork with reverse tines, a twisted shaft and a bone handle for $4 at a charity shop... and I have no idea what it's meant to do. But it looks cool.