On Feb 23, 3:39*pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> Very unusual tongs. *Used to grab what?
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ260365658472
>
> I'd say they were used to grab something submerged
> in boiling water or frying oil, both from the length
> and the star-like grippers which allow the liquid to
> flow out.
>
> But what? *It looks like it must have been something
> slippery or otherwise difficult to grip. *Possibly
> easily damaged, otherwise the grippers would be
> more pointy. *Perhaps live fish or crabs? *Perhaps
> fried doughnuts?

If they're aluminum they're probably fairly recent. If I owned 'em,
I'd use 'em to remove blanched tomatoes, peaches, etc from boiling
water in order to slip the skins off.
Lynn in Fargo