Silverware

I would not recommend using lemon juice or tamarind to clean flatware. Both are slightly acidic, and you should avoid contact with acids as much as possible. It might them look better temporarily, but in the end it will ruin the flatware.

See the Web Links to the left for pages about how to clean flatware and silver.

The Aztecs did not use plates or cutlery as we know them today. They typically ate using flat tortilla-like bread called tlaxcalli as a base, while using their hands to scoop up food. They also used small bowls or containers made from materials such as clay or gourd to hold sauces or stews.

No, the pilgrims did not have silverware. They typically ate with their hands or used simple utensils made of wood or pewter. Silverware as we know it today was not commonly used until much later in history.

IS stands for International Silver (Company). FB Rogers, Wm Rogers, and Rogers Bros. (or Rogers & Sons) were some of the American silverplate manufacturers that were combined into the International Silver Company in 1898. The IS mark indicates the flatware is silverplate, rather than sterling.

It may be called a service as we call a set of china a "service for 12" or the like. Some boxes of cutlery are marked "40 piece service for 8" for example. You would expect that box to contain 8 salad forks, 8 dinner forks, 8 knives, 8 soup spoons and 8 teaspoons.

all the things that go on a table for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Knives, spoons, forks plates. cups, saucers, drinkware, table cloth, napkins...

The value of an 8 place silverware setting can vary depending on various factors such as the quality of the silverware, the brand, and any additional decorative elements. On average, a basic 8 place silverware setting can range from $50 to $200, while more high-end and prestigious sets can cost several hundred dollars or more.

Articles for the table, as china or silverware, that are more or less flat, as distinguished from hollow ware.

Cascade is a good brand if you are looking for an average quality/cost effective detergent. But before you go out and buy a new detergent, make sure you are at least scraping off the big pieces of food from your dishes and rinsing it a bit. Letting things harden on your dishes before being washed can make it difficult for your dishwasher to clean effectively.

coated with silver 3 times but still only silver plated !

Cross your knife and fork on the center of your dinner plate to signal you are finished with that course.

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If i were to be totally honest, i were to say that there is no such thing as 2,324 karat gold.

1837to1939 rodgers sivler dpoons. With a srar an eagle on some an is on otherd

Real silverware will have it's makers mark stamped into the piece, usually consisting of three to four small stamps in a row. Each stamp indicating something different such a maker, date and silver content, country of origin. Silver plate will also usually indicate the plating process has occurred by stating "plated" lightly after the maker's name. Cheaply made ware will be light in the hand, without any or few markings and usually layers around the edges will be apparent where the plating has failed and worn away from the copper base.

yes you can. yes I dont think you should... i dont think its good.... its like leaving a sliverwear knife in mayo its not good because it lets out stuff throw the knife to the mayo..

In past generations, sterling silver sets were made with all kinds of specialized pieces. There were dinner knives, luncheon knives, fruit knives, master and individual butter knives, fish knives; gumbo spoons, soup spoons both round and oval, bouillon spoons, salt spoons, melon spoons, grapefruit spoons, teaspoons, 5 o'clock spoons and demitasse spoons, salt spoons, egg spoons, ice cream spoons, sugar spoons, jelly spoons, tomato spoons, nut spoons; dinner forks, luncheon forks, salad forks, fish forks, pickle forks, lemon forks, olive forks and spoons, dessert/pastry forks, cold meat forks. And that is not even getting into 3 sizes of carving sets, many different serving spoons and forks and tongs. You might enjoy scouting the listings of silverware at replacements.com for pictures and even more exhaustive lists.

Yes it is sterling silver

How long does it decompose depend on the specific chemical makeup of the plastic. Some plastics have weaker chemical bonds and thus do not take as long to biodegrade. Some plastics, however, have bonds that are so strong that they would not break down easily even over long periods of time--in some cases, forever isn't an exaggeration.

If it is sterling it will be imprinted on the piece. Otherwise it is silver plate. Most Rogers Brothers is silver plate.

The new cutlery helped the chef to work more quickly.

Yes, but you can't put sliver in the microwive.

In the U.S., "coin silver" is the term for the alloy of 90% silver and 10% copper that was used to mint dimes, quarters and halves up to 1964, and dollars up to 1935.

Sometimes silverware makers would melt coins and use the metal to make utensils. It had a known cost, a known purity, and held up well.

The value of a set of 1947. Rogers Brothers flatware is dependent upon the condition of the flatware. The flatware can be worth as much as $1000 for a full set