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Beetle

In Collections
Feeding America: the Historic American Cookbook Project Museum Objects
Copyright Status
In Copyright
Date
18xx/19xx
Subjects
Kitchen utensils
Cooking
United States
History
Material Type
Implements (object genre)
Language
No linguistic content
Extent
1 object
Historical Note
This heavy, wooden, pestle-like implement was used for pounding food and tenderizing meat. Wooden hammers or mallets were also used for this purpose.
Holding Institution
Michigan State University. Museum
Related Items
Mallet, available at: https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5g44hq75
Pestle or hammer, available at: https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5qv3c40j
Potato and vegetable mashers, available at: https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5cf9j65z
https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m55x25c7x