Editing Spoon (section)

==Language and culture==
Spoons are mentioned in the [[Bible]] ([[KJV]]): God in the [[Book of Exodus]]<ref>{{Bible|Ex|25:29}}</ref> tells [[Moses]] to make for [[Tabernacle]], among other things, spoons of gold.{{sfn|Von Drachenfels|2000|p=187}}

The expression "born with a silver spoon in his mouth" (born into privilege) formed due to the mediaeval custom of gifting a "[[baptismal spoon]]" to a child; well-to-do families were able to afford spoons made of [[precious metal]]s.{{sfn|Von Drachenfels|2000|p=187}} 

Spoons can be [[Spoon (musical instrument)|used as a musical instrument]].

[[File:First rice.jpg|thumb|Spoon-feeding]]
To ''spoon-feed'' oneself or another can simply mean to feed by means of a spoon. Metaphorically, however, it often means to present something to a person or group so thoroughly or wholeheartedly as to preclude the need for independent thought, initiative or self-reliance on the part of the recipient; or to present information in a slanted version, with the intent to preclude questioning or revision. Someone who accepts passively what has been offered in this way is said to have been spoon-fed.{{cn|date=June 2023}}

A '''spoonful is''' the amount of material a spoon contains or can contain. Itis used as a standard [[units of measurement|unit of measure]] for volume in [[Cooking weights and measures|cooking]], where it normally signifies a [[teaspoonful]].{{cn|date=June 2023}} It is abbreviated ''coch'' or ''cochl'', from {{langx|la|
[[cochlearium]]}}, a small Roman spoon. "Teaspoonful" is often used in a similar way to describe the dosage for [[Over-the-counter drug|over the counter medicines]]. [[Dessert spoon]]ful and [[tablespoonful]] may also be found in drink and food recipes. A teaspoon holds about 5 ml and a tablespoon about 15 ml.

The [[souvenir spoon]] generally exists solely as a decorative object commemorating an event, place, or special date.