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T-065 - Spurtle Christine

Poplar
12″–13″ x 1″                              $19 each.
Mark Baldwin, Surry Maine 
 
They are called Spurtle Christine for my friend Christine in Ayrshire Scotland who has been stirring pots of porridge since she was a child – which is not as long as the over 500 years that spurtles have been in the breakfast and soup business. 

There have been many variations on the spurtle but traditional ones are a fairly thin tapered stick, more or less embellished by the maker. (Look up the annual Golden Spurtle Prize for the best traditional porridge.) In the old days some were long two-handed jobs for big kettles on an open fire.

The handle end of Spurtle Christine has flattened parts that resist rolling off the counter. The flared working end helps clear the inside corner of the pot and the flattened can be rubbed across the bottom. The porridge tastes the same with either the flared or rounded ends so the debate may still be fresh after another century of Golden Spurtle awards.

Your order will be for one or more T-065. They all work exactly the same; it’s just more interesting for this wood turner to give them slightly different looks. Finished with walnut oil.

Borealis Press Card Details:

5x7 greeting card with envelope. Made in USA. Vegetable inks on acid-free, recycled, chlorine-free paper, which produces no dioxins in the mill waste. Safe press wash eliminates the most toxic part of printing. Printed using wind-generated electric power.

Cost each: $19.00
Unit size: One of a kind

 
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