What is a lemon fork?
Lemon fork is a fork that is designed to serve the cuneiforms of the lemon at the table. Lemon forks are most often planted at formal tea parties, when many guests like to add lemon slices or wedges to their tea and can also be carried to ice tea trays. This particular piece of silver is a bit esoteric because it is designed for a single and very specific use and, as a result, it can sometimes be difficult to monitor. Companies that store fine silver usually carry lemon forks or are able to order them, and you can also find antique versions for sale. Many people would not know what to do with a lemon fork if they saw it; If you learn to identify the lemon fork and use it correctly, it is a useful skill if you are etc. Once you can handle the lemon fork, the ice cream fork, the jelly server and the orange spoon are just a few steps since.
The classic lemon fork is relatively small, usually less than the length of the hand. The fork has three spikes: a straight central tip and two stretched side spikes. Looking from above, the lemon fork looks like a victim of a tragic traffic accident, while the side spikes were curved by seemingly random directions. However, the design is ideal for the fork wedding into a piece of lemon and gently pick it up.
If the lemon fork is not available, it is also permissible to use pliers to process the lemon slice. Ideally, people should not use their hands, both for normal etiquette and to reduce the risk of contamination from dirty hands. Due to the potential of the reaction, it is good to serve lemon wedges in China, not silver, as the Citmon acid can spray silver, and if you use a silver lemon fork, you should immediately wash it so that lemon juice is not persisted on it.
You may want to avoid running CITron forks over the dishwasher because the spikes can be distorted or damaged during washing. In general, when washing the hands of fine silver, whether it is made of silver, stainless steel or other materials, you should wash it and dry it immediately afterwards to prevent spotted or coloring. In the case of silver cutters, you may want to set the date to polish all your silver each year.