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March 4

Long spoons

When one wants to extract chutney, jam or whatever from the lowermost third of a tall, slim jar, it helps to have a spoon whose bowl is similar in size to that of a teaspoon but whose handle is considerably longer. Are there any common names in English for such a small-capacity, long-handled spoon? -- Hoary (talk) 12:02, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Iced tea spoon? Mikenorton (talk) 12:26, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent! I'd missed that, and also List of types of spoons, to which the article links. Thank you, Mikenorton. -- Hoary (talk) 13:10, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Known as latte spoons in the UK, where putting ice in tea is a bit unusual. In my childhood, we used to have a long-handled spork for extracting pickled onions, a bit like this one. Alansplodge (talk) 15:12, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

If you're willing to press into service a utensil intended for a different purpose, but which may serve well in this role, you might look into getting a bar spoon. --Jayron 32 15:29, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

"He who sups with the devil should have a long spoon" :-) Alansplodge (talk) 15:43, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Is a latte spoon the same as a sundae spoon? Iapetus (talk) 11:11, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Rather more traditional in the UK, you definitely need one for a knickerbocker glory. Alansplodge (talk) 11:39, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your suggestions, all. I'm happy to say that I have enough terms now. -- Hoary (talk) 08:20, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

We call them parfait spoons in Australia 49.197.246.104 (talk) 07:04, 10 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Bottle scraper, more or less designed for that express purpose. Fgf10 (talk) 09:35, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Mind boggling. Thank you, Fgf10. -- Hoary (talk) 11:49, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Stanstead in New Hampshire

Good Afternoon (in my time zone). I'm looking for Stanstead in New Hampshire, as the subject suggests. Internetsearches and the wp so fare have not yielded the desired result. In my understanding, it might be a former name of any place in NH. It is mentioned in the Gazetteer of Grafton County, N.H., 1709-1886 by Hamilton Child, Syracuse, N.Y.: H. Child, June 1886, according to this site, as as place that is, via stage coach, connected to Plymouth and Meredith. Did I miss something, or could anyone please point me to the proper name of today? Regards, --G-41614 (talk) 12:36, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The quote on that page is "He also ran a stage from Plymouth to Stanstead, and in connection with the B.C. & M.R.R., one from Stanstead to Meredith." The BC&MRR apparently refers to the Boston, Concord & Montreal Rail Road. I suspect they're referring to Stanstead, Quebec, which is just barely across the border from the US. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 13:09, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(New Hampshire native here): The nearest Stanstead to anywhere in New Hampshire is Stanstead, Quebec, a border town directly across the U.S. border from Derby Line, Vermont. It's been a border crossing for a long time. My guess is that he ran the stage from both Plymouth to Stanstead and from Meredith to Stanstead (i.e. separate direct coach lines), or possibly extended the Stanstead-Plymouth line to a further stop in Meredith (Plymouth would basically be on the way). That article says he also ran a coach from Concord, New Hampshire to Haverhill, New Hampshire, which would overlap much of the route between Plymouth and Stanstead. Between Plymouth and Meredith are the towns of Holderness, New Hampshire, Ashland, New Hampshire, and Center Harbor, New Hampshire, none of which has any association with the name "Stanstead" AFAIK. There's also a part of that description you shared that notes that his stage coach company was named "the U.S. & Canada Express Co", I'm fairly certain these were stage coach lines between Stanstead and Plymouth and Stanstead and Meredith. --Jayron 32 13:34, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Stanstead, Quebec is larger than Derby Line, New Hampshire, but in effect they are the same town, with the border running right in the middle of the city and even bisecting some of its buildings. Most of the key buildings are on the Quebec side. It's very likely that in the 1880s, when the border was less of an issue than these days, that someone would simply refer to the two cities as Stanstead and treat it as being in New Hampshire. Xuxl (talk) 13:56, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Vermont would be have been VERY concerned if New Hampshire were annexing their territory against their will. --Jayron 32 14:51, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Especially since she usurped it before VT even came to existence ... Thank you for your input, Xuxl, but I just don't think that's it ...:) -- G-41614 (talk) 19:17, 4 March 2021 (UTC) [reply]

Oops, I just moved the New Hampshire border 20 miles to the west... Derby Line is in fact in Vermont, my bad, but New Hampshire's just around the corner. Xuxl (talk) 14:05, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It's easy to do. The New England states are all pretty small and easily confused. --Jayron 32 16:50, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, well - guess I missed the possible Canada connection. As the B.C. & M. was mentioned, my assumption was the trains were running, therefore no need for a stage in that direction, and a feeder coach, if one might call it that, to one of the stations was contracted. An interim service until the line was completed seems more like it. Anyhow, seems like the stage connection Plymouth-Stanstead (Quebec) could be added to de:Plymouth, I guess. Thank you all & Good Night, --G-41614 (talk) 19:09, 4 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It may have been some sort of package deal too; if either destination were not on the rail line, you may have purchased a ticket package from his company that included coach rides to the train at either end of the rail portion of the trip. --Jayron 32 12:50, 5 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]