Salt spoon

A salt spoon is a miniature utensil used with an open salt cellar for individual service. It is a historical and nostalgic item from a time before table salt was free-flowing, as it is today. The spoon itself ranges from 2 to 3 inches (5 to 7.5 cm) long and has a circular bowl measuring approximately 0.5 to 0.75 inches (1.25 to 2 cm). They can be found in a wide range of materials including glass, Sterling silver, plastic, wood, ivory, bone and shell.

In the United States, as a unit of measurement in some old recipes, 1 salt spoon (ssp) = ⁠1/4⁠ US customary teaspoon (20 US customary minims or ⁠1/3⁠ US customary fluid dram).

In the United Kingdom, 1 salt spoon is traditionally 30 British imperial minims (⁠1/2⁠ British imperial fluid drachm), the equivalence of ⁠1/8⁠ UK tablespoon, ⁠1/4⁠ UK dessert spoon, or ⁠1/2⁠ UK teaspoon.