re: #21 calochortus

Apparently the Victorians went absolutely nuts in the production of specialized flatware. IIRC, true old line snobs looked down their noses at all the modern, specialized stuff and considered it a point of pride that the silver they inherited was old enough to not have silly things like fish knives or tomato servers, thus establishing a longer pedigree than those nouveau riche folks.

If the aristocrats go far enough back they might find a pointy stick their ancestor used to poke the dead beast after it was struck by lightning.