"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
.. .
> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>>
>> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> It's got to be something to do with manipulating
>>> dough or pie making, that's what I think:
>>>
>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=150260011112
>>>
>>> But I can't figure out what. It looks German
>>> to me, probably early 20th century.
>>
>> I used to have one. It was used to make Mexican hot chocolate.
>> You spun the handle between your hands to whip the milk into a
>> froth.
>
> Molinillo. I've seen them in mainstream supermarkets here in L.A.
> -- the all-wood ones like these:
>
> http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/molinillo.htm
>

Mine looked sort of like the Columbian version, it was painted with pictures
of all kinds of fruits like bananas, limes, cherries etc. It was ceramic.
Got it at a Ikea when they first opened back in the mid-80s

Paul