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carlaz Posts: 239 Registered: Jan 2001	posted 07-14-2005 10:36 AM [01-2318] I have come across this style fork by two different manufacturers and I am hoping that someone could shed some light on what they could possibly be used for? The fork is (in the image shown) 7 inches long. The tines are a whopping 2 1/2 inches in length alone. In the Frank Smith pattern (not imaged) the same style fork is 8 1/4 inches long, with extra long tines similar to the Whiting piece imaged. Are they just weird looking cold meat forks (both manufacturers made entirely different styles of cold meat forks- via literature). Are they cake forks? IP: Logged
Scotia Posts: 125 Registered: Oct 2003	posted 07-14-2005 11:10 AM Hi there, I believe they are cake forks, You would slice a piece off using the wide knife like tine and then use it like a fork. IP: Logged
dragonflywink Posts: 993 Registered: Dec 2002	posted 07-14-2005 12:04 PM Have seen many pie forks with the "cutting tine", but they've usually been smaller (around 6"), with shorter tines. Seems cold meat fork would be right, especially the even longer Smith piece. Cheryl ;o) [This message has been edited by dragonflywink (edited 07-14-2005).] IP: Logged
Paul Lemieux Posts: 1792 Registered: Apr 2000	posted 07-14-2005 12:41 PM I am sure the Frank Smith fork is a cold meat fork. 7" seems a little short for a cold meat fork, so maybe the Whiting fork is a chipped beef fork. IP: Logged
ahwt Posts: 2334 Registered: Mar 2003	posted 07-14-2005 01:33 PM They are sometimes called pastry forks, but I have been told that they were part of a set that included a knife and were used to serve pickles (chutneys). IP: Logged

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