Saucer
A saucer (also a saucer , lower or less often lower bowl ) is part of the dinnerware . It is documented in Europe from the 18th century, but it is also common in East Asia for tea bowls.
Types and uses
Saucers and plates are intended to prevent the surface, such as the table top or tablecloth , from being soiled by leftover drinks and food, and are therefore a subspecies of coasters . Saucers are not always made of the same material ( porcelain , ceramic, glass, etc.) and with the same decoration as the cup that goes with them.
There are two types of lower. Some are made to match the piece of crockery and are provided with elevations or depressions for a better hold. They form a solid unit, a combination of dishes. Examples are the coffee and tea mugs , glasses and cups, chocolate cups, soup bowls and occasionally sauce boats and their respective lower. Special saucers have been developed for the so-called trembling cups, which are also called trembleuse or mancerina. In combination with its saucer, the trembling cup was very practical for breakfast in bed. For the second type, other plates , such as bread, cake or main course plates , are used as saucers. On them one places z. B. finger bowls , deep soup plates, sauce boats without their own bottom, but also ice cream sundaes , bowls , terrines , jugs , jugs and champagne coolers. They can also be used as a shelf for serving cutlery .
Occasionally a napkin , doilies or doilies are placed between the top and bottom. The lower one also offers space for covering and storing spoons and additions for hot drinks such as sugar, milk, cream and pastries.
The designation lower shell still indicates that the flat shape had a function as a drinking vessel; Up until the 20th century, hot drinks were poured from the cup into the saucer in order to cool the liquid down to drinking temperature more quickly, and tea was also sipped from the lower cup. The rock sugar was also placed in the saucer. Coffee was also drunk from the saucer. This is due to the fact that until the invention of the coffee filter, coffee was only brewed without a filter. So the sentence often came into the cup. So you poured the coffee into the saucer again. The old saucers of a coffee or tea service therefore have a higher wall than the ones commonly used today.
Use in the kitchen
Thanks to its shape, which is characterized by a large surface at a low height, it is also used by cooks when tasting hot liquids such as soups and sauces . The reason for this is that a small amount of liquid can spread over the largest possible surface, which accelerates its cooling and thus makes the whole thing safer. It also often serves as a shelf for cooking spoons and similar kitchen tools that are in use , as well as for providing small quantities of ingredients ( spices, etc.).
Trivia
In many languages, the term flying saucer for a UFO is derived from the similarity with a saucer , such as the soucoupe volante in French or flying saucer in English.
Web links
- Saucer on merriam-webster.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Contribution from the show "Art & Krempel": Practical for the bed, Bayerisches Fernsehen, 2014
- ↑ Christoph Drösser: Schlurfen mit Grazie, DIE ZEIT Nº 51/2003.
- ^ Johann Gottfried Hoche: Journey through Osnabrück and Niedermünster in the Saterland, East Frisia and Gröningen, Verlag Friedrich Wilmans, Bremen, 1800, p. 192.
- ↑ Contribution from the program "Kunst & Krempel": Cup with Saucer, Bavarian TV, 2009. ( Memento from February 9, 2018 in the Internet Archive )