Sterling with dinner?

[Kassia]

Not flatware in the least but, my mom has a sterling tea set which I want, want want. With it comes the sugar cube little tongs, a small spoon and a pie or cake cutter. Honestly, the last time I saw it it was kind of tarnished. I don't think she enjoys it as much as I do.

I recently saw a beautiful silver tea set, on sale, on the internet for just $12,000.... A steal if you ask me...

 

[dr greg]

Your health sir!

I always eat with silver cutlery, the electrolysis from your saliva provides you with 'colloidal silver' which health freaks pay vast amounts for in bottles, I read that one reason the rich are known as 'blue bloods' was because they ate with silver cutlery on silver plate, and too much use eventually gives your skin a blue tinge, it also of course meant that these richer people were healthier than the peasants, which increased their ability to function and breed healthier children etc etc.
I can't say whether or not it actually works, but it's a virtually cost-free bit of health insurance....

 

[Warbaby]

I've also read that iron deficiencies were rare before the early 20th century because people used primarily iron cookware.