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Basic concept of spoon
Spoons have a long history. As early as the Paleolithic Age, spoons appeared in Asia. Spoons made of wood, stone, ivory and gold were found in ancient Egyptian tombs.

The nobles in Greece and Rome used spoons made of copper and silver. /kloc-In Italy in the 0/5th century, when children were baptized, the most popular gift was a baptismal spoon, that is, the guardian angel of the child was made into a spoon handle and given to the baptized children.

Spoon (also translated as spoon) is a kind of spoon for eating, and its most common use is to drink western-style soup, hence its name.

Spoon is also a unit of capacity measurement in cooking. Different countries have different standards for spoons, but they are generally around 15 ml. In the United States, it is traditionally 1 American spoon, such as 0.5 American liquid ounce (14.8 ml) or 3 American teaspoons. The federal law of the United States stipulates that 1 American spoon is 15 ml.

On the other hand, Canada, New Zealand and Britain set 1 spoon equal to 20 ml. The traditional English spoon, 1 spoon, can be 0.5 to 0.625 English liquid ounces (14.2 to 17.8 ml).