Demitasse spoon explained

A demitasse spoon is a diminutive spoon, smaller than a teaspoon.^[1] It is traditionally used for coffee drinks in specialty cups, such as a demitasse, and for spooning cappuccino froth. It is also used as a baby spoon,^{[2] [3]} and in some surgical procedures.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Looking for Info on Demitasse Spoons?. Antique-central.com . 2011-01-18 . Demitasse spoons are small, approximately three to four and a half inches in length, metal, usually silver but also in gold and stainless, with a wide bowl, and originally used to accompany coffee and tea in Europe and now North America..
2. Book: Annette B. Natow. Jo-Ann Heslin. No-Nonsense Nutrition for Your Baby's First Year. August 1988. Jo Ann Heslin. 978-0-13-623158-5. 11–. The shape of a demitasse spoon is more appropriate..
3. 3467526 . Establishing Good Food Habits . The American Journal of Nursing. 1950. We have found that a spoon with a bowl which is long and narrow, like a demitasse spoon, fits the baby's mouth better than one with a broad, round bowl.. 50. 155–157. Weng . Lorraine . 3 .
4. Book: Robert J. Fitzgibbons. A. Gerson Greenburg. Lloyd Milton Nyhus. Nyhus and Condon's hernia. 2001. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 978-0-7817-1962-9. 219–. A demitasse spoon is useful instrument to retain and protect the peritoneum during suturing.