Food Related Questions and German

So two peoples on my friendslist have posed food related questions.

dabroots wants to know the purpose of an archaic piece of restauraunt kitchenware that he found in his house recently:

http://dabroots.livejournal.com/2176833.html

popfiend is researching differences in the regional and personal definitions between 'supper' and 'dinner':

http://popfiend.livejournal.com/2497365.html

- In other news, I have made a New Year's resolution to post 365 entries during the year 2009 in my German blog superigel. One year I had pledged to write one post a day, a goal that I failed to achieve. Due to my ever changing schedule that's not realistic, as I will have days that are far too insane to post. So far, so good. Two posts in two days. Whee! Maybe I should slap another one up so I can get ahead of myself.

True, one or two posts here and there may not be so long, but what the hey. I'll give it a go!