Two cooks emptied large ladles of hot soup into our chipped and filthy mess tins.

She handed out plastic cups and then, a Long Island Mary Poppins, reached back in and fished out a large ladle.

Those interested in curiosities might also find it worthwhile to have a look at the world's largest wooden ladle, weighing 350 kg, located in Gullabo.

Before anyone could stop him, he pushed a large ladle abruptly into the kettle and swept it around in a vigorous, military movement.

The cooking released the oil from the seeds, and with a large ladle, Tronie skimmed it and poured it into another container, this time made of birchbark.

Food was served with large ladles carved from bone or ivory or antler or horn, and with straight pieces casually manipulated like tongs.

The barley cakes, having become solid, are then broken up in the pot with a large, flat, wooden ladle and mixed to form one large piece.

Ladle the eggnog into very small cups, taking care to use a very large ladle so that white sticky froth oozes all over the sides and handles.

Elsewhere, a much larger ladle of fiery, molten iron moved steadily to-wards the waiting molds.

The door at the back of the hall opened to admit the Marquesa, a sacking apron tied round her waist and a large ladle in her hand.