commonly used in food preparation Ice-cream spoon — it is used to scoop ice cream into round shape. Other objects Items in the form of spoons used for ceremonial or commemorative purposes, or for functions other than ingesting comestibles. Anointing spoon or coronation spoon — a silver spoon, part of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, the regalia used for the coronation of English monarchs; first used in the 12th century Apostle spoon — a christening gift with the bust of an apostle as the finial Cocaine spoon or coke spoon — a very small spoon used to sniff cocaine Cochlear — spoon used in the Eastern Orthodox Church in serving the consecrated wine, sometimes with a particle of the sacramental bread Ear spoon — a small spoon used to remove earwax, more common before the marketing of cotton-tipped swabs for this purpose Lovespoon — a wooden spoon, often with double bowl, formerly carved by a Welsh suitor as a gift of betrothal for his promised bride Maidenhead spoon — 16th century silver or silver-gilt spoon with handle terminating in a bust of the Virgin Mary Silver spoon — a small spoon given to a newborn child to ensure good fortune; used as a metaphor for someone born to riches Snuff spoon – a small spoon used to take snuff, used to avoid staining the fingers with powder. These spoons are so small that they are frequently mistaken for the toy ones. The designs of the snuff spoons closely followed that of the larger ones, and thus can be used to date the étuis containing them Souvenir spoon— decorative, used to commemorate a place or event Uddharani — a small gold, silver, copper, or brass spoon used for Achamana and offering water during Hindu prayers (puja) Wooden spoon — a spoon made of wood presented originally at Cambridge University to the man ranking lowest among those taking honors in the Mathematical Tripos, and at other colleges and universities to other selected recipients Water Dipper — a spoon with a very big bowl, used for scooping water to take a bath Siwur — a dipper made of coconut shell that is usually used for bathing. It is the main component to perform the jailangkung ritual References Sources Spoons Spoons Alphabetic lists