Ladle Collection (page 7)

Brown sauce being spooned out of saucepan, close up

Pouring punch from a ladle into a glass

Pancake mixture and ladle in cast iron skillet

Irish stew being ladled from pot onto plate, high angle view

Boston baked beans in a pot, being served up using a ladle, high angle view

Man using wooden pasta ladle to serve cooked spaghetti on white plate

Potted venison with clarified butter poured over

Jar being filled with liquid jelly, using a funnel

Prawn and sea bass clear soup on a ladle and in bowl below

Using ladle to fill jars with piccalilli

Ladling blini mixture into frying pan, close-up

White stock in a bowl with small ladle, close up

Ladling marmalade through funnel into jar

Poivrade sauce in a metal ladle, close up

Brown sauce being ladled out of saucepan, close up

Using ladle to pour bechamel sauce over chicory gratin wrapped in ham in dish

Cajun prawns with chillies and fresh herbs cooking in a wok, view from above

Wild boar ragout being ladled into bowl, close up

Ladle being used to pour some white sauce over a bowl, to check it is smooth

Bottles being filled with home-made tomato sauce, using a funnel

Sweetcorn chowder served in bowls, ladle in the foreground, bread and spoon on table

Mixed spiced olives with oil in jar and in bowl, wooden ladle nearby

Bowl of cod and mussel chowder

Bowl of Minestrone soup with a spoon embedded, piece of parmesan in background

Blackberry puree being strained through muslin over a glass bowl, close-up

Spooning chutney into sterilized jars, using ladle and funnel

Pouring whisked egg into square omelette pan from ladle, close-up

Cumberland sauce served in a glass bowl with small ladle, close up

Person basting roast ham, using ladle, close-up

Making potato basket by lowering slices in ladle into heated cooking oil

Spooning plum and cinnamon jam into sterilized jars, using ladle and funnel

Prawns on a blue plate and on a metal ladle

Ladle in saucepan of red tomato ketchup

Cup of coffee, orange slices, brown rice, wholemeal (wholewheat) spaghetti and red kidney beans

Harira, Moroccan spicy bean soup in tureen, with ladle

Making chicken stock, ladle pouring stock over pieces of vegetables, chicken in a colander, high angle view

Girl adding stock to a vegetable risotto in pan, close-up

Pan of chicken stock being strained into bowl through funnel, close-up

Meat stock ingredients, including beef, vegetables and bouquet garni, heated in saucepan, strained stock in bowl nearby, close-up

Adding ladleful of gravy to risotto rice cooking in pan, close-up

Hand holding ladle, pouring batter into frying pan, close-up

Man ladling pancake batter into heated frying pan

Preserve-making equipment, including pan, spoons, sieve, grater

Jam being passed through funnel into glass jars, close-up

Ladle containing tomato sauce held over bowl of spaghetti, fresh basil in background

Beurre Blanc, traditional French sauce made with white wine, butter and shallots, fresh shallots nearby, on chopping board, close-up

Chemistry laboratory, 19th century
Chemistry laboratory, 19th-century artwork. At right is a workbench with bellows at which a chemist is working below a large skylight

Itsukushima Shrine, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Miyajima, Japan, Asia

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"The Ladle: A Versatile Tool Spanning Art, Culture, and History" From satirical etchings to literary classics, the ladle has made its mark throughout history. In James Gillray's 1802 etching "The Cow-Pock, " Edward Jenner is depicted using a ladle as he pioneers vaccination. Similarly, in Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield, " Mr Micawber showcases his culinary skills by making punch with a ladle. Artists have also immortalized the ladle in their works. In a still life painting on canvas, pears, melon, and a barrel for marinading take center stage alongside an elegant ladle. Meanwhile, John Harper trains under TV cook Fanny Cradock in her kitchen - a scene that captures the importance of this humble tool in the culinary world. Beyond art and literature, everyday life also embraces the ladle's usefulness. A milkwoman is captured in a photo as she goes about her daily rounds with a cart filled with fresh dairy products - her trusty ladles at hand for pouring milk into customers' containers. Even luxury finds its way into this simple utensil. The White Star Line proudly presents two Elkington plate ladles - symbols of elegance aboard their prestigious ships. Traveling across continents reveals diverse cultural uses of the ladle. From Cameroon comes a wooden spoon from Fang Culture; from Burkina Faso emerges an ivory Nuna Spoon; while Kongo Culture presents us with wood and copper spoons from Cabinda Region or Democratic Republic of Congo. In Japan's Sumiyoshi Taisha shrine stands water-filled ladles used for purification rituals - reminding us that even spirituality incorporates this practical instrument. Lastly, we delve into history once more as we encounter "The Irish Ogre Fattening on the Finest Pisantry" - where satire meets social commentary through imagery featuring an oversized spoon feeding off unsuspecting victims.