Posted 3 years ago
Odauctions
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Hello: I came across these two items. They look like they might have been used in the building trades, I really do not know. If anyone can tell me what they are, and what they are used for, I'd sure appreciate it. Thanks
The cone sshaped one goes in a cone shaped strainer and you turn it around the sides of the strainer to make applesauce. I have one but can't find the strainer. The larger one is a multi use mallet. Both are common items
Here is a link to your missing parts. https://www.rubylane.com/item/559187-RL001955/Tala-Apple-Sauce-Strainer-Soldered-Riveted?search=1
Thanks. A mallet, it is flat on the bottom, how would one use it? Would you just hold it in your hand and instead of swinging it, you just go straight down? I thought the item you called a cone shaped strainer was something that could be used with a string to make a chalk line. Boy was I mistaken.
The mallet is multi functional. I have one or two different sizes out somewhere in the shop. The flat surface is primarily just for what you are using it for, a way to stand it up and be able to grab it. I use mine when carving and strike the chisel with the sides of it. Neither of these is what is considered food grade use. Years ago there was no FDA so you could make your applesauce or jams etc with a wooden tool. Just clean it well and all is well.
You da man, thanks again.
Odauctions, you can buy chinois sets (another name for the conical strainer and wooden pestle) to this day:
https://www.rootsandharvest.com/product/chinois-strainer-pestle-and-stand/jelly
I didn't mean to imply they were rare if I did. You can buy them in the stores down here but only for your own use. Don't get caught using them for food you are selling without all the paperwork and state inspections in order. I see it as to much government because we used them all my life growing up and nobody died from it.
fhrjr2, I didn't think that you were implying that they were rare. I thought that you were merely explaining the purpose of that conical pestle to somebody who'd never seen one before.
I linked that modern chinois set for the same reason.
Even though they're still available, I suspect that nowadays they're a specialty item that isn't in the average home the way they were half a century or more back. My mother had one, and put up preserves every year. None of us died of botulism.
I suspect the problem with what you see as too much government is that we have a litigious culture that goes all the way back to the foundation. Many of the founders had legal backgrounds. Even the guy who wrote our national anthem was a lawyer. };-)
My mom had the strainer/pestle set and used them mostly to reduce tomatoes to pulp and juice. I've always heard them called a "food mill".