While cleaning out one of my mother’s old drawers, I found a tiny brass object that looked almost like a very small spoon.
At first, I could not help wondering what anyone could possibly eat with it. The scoop was much too small for food, and the handle was long, thin, and decorated with little raised rings. It looked old, carefully made, and clearly not something from a modern kitchen.
The more I looked at it, the more curious I became.
