I would describe that as a "common spoon," that is a part of a flatware set. It is not a calibrated spoon with bowl intended for level measure, nor imprinted with its capacity. It may average around 10 mL but is likely to be different sizes in different flatware patterns (a problem with all common spoons).
--- On Sat, 4/4/09, Jeremiah MacGregor <[email protected]> wrote: From: Jeremiah MacGregor <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:44346] Re: Even with "dual," you can't please everybody To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, April 4, 2009, 6:41 PM The dessertspoon is 10 mL. See below: Cuchara de postre De Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Típica cuchara de postre. La Cuchara de postre se trata de una cuchara de tamaño similar a la cuchara de sopa pero se distingue de esta última en que su cavidad es más esférica, de forma muy similar a una cuchara del café o del té. Su capacidad es de casi 10 mililitros (2 cucharaditas). En las comidas formales esta cuchara se añade al final justo en el instante de comenzar a servir los postres, en las comidas informales se pone desde el principio en la cubertería de la mesa, generalmente en la parte superior del plato.. http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuchara_de_postre You can still preserve an old recipe in metric form. As long as you can preserve the flavor and other aspects of the food, there should be no need to preserve it in English/imperial form especially if that form is imprecise anyway. Jerry
