-The blue and black one?
"No it's just black, but it's not flimsy. It's stiff."
I stopped getting ready for church and went to the kitchen to investigate the issue. I saw two spatula's in the canister next to the stove.
-What's wrong with those?
"I need to flip the pancakes not scrape the side of the bowl."
- Then why did you ask for a spatula? You need a flipper.
"Whatever it's called.. Spatula, flipper... where is it?"
Problems with this scenario.
1. It has long been established that Patrick, pancakes and I are not a combination that ends well.
2. Obviously we are referring to two different kitchen gadgets with the same name.
3. This all took place only 5 minutes after an altercation over the correct method of grinding flax seeds.
4. I am appreciative that he is willing to make pancakes on Sunday morning, however I wish he could do it on his own... I often feel it would be more efficient if I just made them myself and then tried to get ready afterwards!
We discussed the fact that, yes both items are commonly referred to as spatulas, so I conceded that I could see why there was confusion. But I had no idea where the stiff one was. He proceeded to flip pancakes with the flimsy 'spatula/flipper'. I retreated to the office instead of finishing my dressing and hair so that I could google 'spatula'.
Obviously more important!
Here is what we learned.
Spatula -definition
1. A small implement having a broad, flat, flexible blade that is used to mix, spread, or lift material.2. A device, such as a small wooden paddle, used to press down the tongue during an examination of the mouth or throat.
from Wikipedia
A spatula, also called an egg slice, a "turner," a flipper in Canadian English, or a yiwen or danny in Fiji, is a kitchen utensil with a long handle and a broad flat edge, used for lifting and turning fried foods.[1][2][3]Relieved now to have been slightly vindicated, I shared my new found knowledge and we determined that from now on we would refer to the pancake flipping device as a Danny and the bowl cleaning devices as spatulas. Ahh... a good days work!
In American English, the word spatula is often used to refer to as a scraper.
The word spatula, known in English since 1525, is a diminutive form of the Latin term spatha, which means a broad sword (as in spatharius) or a flat piece of wood and is also the origin of the words spade (digging tool) and spathe.[4]
After church....
I was hurrying to make a quick meal so that we could get to a meeting and then hurry home to start decorating for Christmas. I had prepared the meal and needed to broil it for a few minutes before serving. I quickly turned on the oven while I grated the cheese to spread on the top of the newly created rice/meat/sauce/spinach/leftover-going to be wrapped in a tortilla soon meal,- but I began to smell a horrid stench.
We've been enjoying the ambiance of the fireplace in the living room and I immediately looked to the fireplace in case there were clothes hanging too close trying to dry that had begun to melt but it wasn't that. Instead I turned toward the stove where I noticed a black smoke and then....
..Voila!
I found the newly named stiff 'Danny'! Well, what was left of it. It was in flames. The frying pan it was sitting in, inside the oven, wasn't too pleasant either.
I think I'll ask for a new stiff 'danny' for Christmas. My old one is still outside in a snowbank.... it was the best idea we could come up with when Patrick removed it from the oven still flaming.
