what are apostle spoons?

Answer 1

that's what the apostles do after they do the deed ~. . .


EDIT: deed = sex

Answer 2

Apostle Spoons (Complete Set of Thirteen)

Apostle spoon sets comprise the twelve Apostles and the Saviour. The earliest is dated to 1493, though they were most popular from 1500 to the 1660's. They were often given as christening gifts. The wealthy might give a complete set, whereas the less affluent would give a single spoon, perhaps picking the Saint after which the child had been named. Silver spoons were generally much sought after as a sign of wealth, and whatever was popular in silver was soon copied in pewter, so that even the less well-to-do could enjoy some measure of style. Only four complete original sets are known to exist.

http://www.pewterreplicas.com/dept.asp?id=31

http://www.pewterreplicas.co.uk/apostles.html

Answer 3

A set of thirteen spoons, usually silver, the handles of which are adorned with representations of Our Lord (the Master spoon) and the twelve Apostles. Anciently they were given by sponsors as baptismal gifts to their godchildren, the wealthy giving complete sets, others a smaller number, and a poor person a single spoon. The Apostles are distinguished one from the other by their respective emblems:

* St. Peter with a key, sometimes a fish;
* St. Andrew with a saltire cross;
* St. James Major with a pilgrim's staff and gourd;
* St. John with a chalice;
* St. Philip with a long staff surmounted with a cross;
* St. James Minor with a fuller's bat;
* St. Thomas with a spear;
* St. Bartholomew with a butcher's knife;
* St. Matthew with a wallet, sometimes an axe;
* St. Matthias with a halbert;

Answer 4

A set of thirteen spoons, usually silver, the handles of which are adorned with representations of Our Lord (the Master spoon) and the twelve Apostles. Anciently they were given by sponsors as baptismal gifts to their godchildren, the wealthy giving complete sets, others a smaller number, and a poor person a single spoon. The Apostles are distinguished one from the other by their respective emblems:

St. Peter with a key, sometimes a fish;
St. Andrew with a saltire cross;
St. James Major with a pilgrim's staff and gourd;
St. John with a chalice;
St. Philip with a long staff surmounted with a cross;
St. James Minor with a fuller's bat;
St. Thomas with a spear;
St. Bartholomew with a butcher's knife;
St. Matthew with a wallet, sometimes an axe;
St. Matthias with a halbert;
St. Thaddeus, or Jude, with a carpenter's square;