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Name That....

Published by Jayne on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 12:29 PM

...Thing!
Hints this week are -

• Every good cook and/or kitchen used to have at least one of these things.
• Note the curved bottom on it - this is to allow steam to waft up the spout.
• The spout itself would be seen easily but the rest of it would be hidden when in use.
• These things came in all shapes and sizes, with the blackbird being the favoured figure.
• Sing the nursery rhyme "4 and 20 Blackbirds" and you'll have a major clue!

No prizes from this stingy old cow, just the right to wear a gloating smile for 5 mins and your name (with your blog) listed in my sidebar list of winners.
Have as many guesses as you wish.

LiD has it - it's a pie spout for letting the steam out of pies when baking...not quite for funnelling farts as Brian suggested
I do have a blackbird shaped one but I thought it might be a bit too obvious
Go forth, LiD, and smugly smirk while doing the I'm A Clever Clogs Cha Cha for a full 5 mins!
Thanks to all who had a go, the next Name That...Thing challenge will be posted at the same time, same blog next Tuesday

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7 yarns:

1. Brian Hughes said... June 17, 2008 8:40 PM

   "Note the curved bottom on it - this is to allow steam to waft up the spout."
   
   It's obviously a bottle for storing farts in.  

2. Lid said... June 17, 2008 8:56 PM

   Ahh,is it one of those pie birds that works like a vent and let's the steam out while the pie is cooking?  

3. ELIZABETH said... June 18, 2008 3:16 AM

   Mine is in the shape of a blackbird.
   
   brian doesn't cook, does he *laugh*  

4. Jayne said... June 18, 2008 9:03 AM

   Not often, Elizabeth lol.  

5. Widdle Shamrock said... June 18, 2008 9:08 AM

   Rofl. I always know I can count on Brian for a creative answer.  

6. JahTeh said... June 18, 2008 5:54 PM

   First time I know what it is and so does everyone else except for the ill-educated pom.
   
   I've got a blackbird one but I don't bake pies anymore, stupid diet.  

7. RVB said... June 18, 2008 7:25 PM

   I'll hazard a guess that it's a wine-vase - a storage unit for wine?  

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