2006-12-26 01:03:43 · 4 answers · asked by Mr. Kite 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
The spoon have been around for thousands of years - the fork is relatively a new instrument for an eating utensil only going back in time to be counted in centuries while the spoon goes back thousands of years. The original forks were not even used for eating - but just for holding items of food down while cutting. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fork for more information on this.
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2006-12-26 01:27:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first spoons were leaves or shells. The first forks were sticks. Our hominid ancestors discovered both as among the first tools. The stick was probably the first.
2006-12-26 01:06:14 · answer #2 · answered by Isis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The fork, as we know it, to set the table, is actually quite recent.
Only knifes and spoons existed before.
2006-12-26 02:52:28 · answer #3 · answered by PragmaticAlien 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fingers have been around (and used) from the dawn of humanity.
2006-12-26 04:10:43 · answer #4 · answered by pat z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋