Pure silver wouldn’t tarnish, but it would be awfully soft. The sterling silver out of which precious utensils are made is an alloy of silver with about 8% copper. It’s harder but it tarnishes badly.
There’s something that rankles about using disposables in Washington — unless it’s an apt commentary on the politicians. I’d imagine that metal utensils would disappear as people sneaked them out as mementos.
Our cafeteria at work has metal utensils, and I gather there’s a fair amount of “shrinkage,” to use a retail euphemism, even though it’s essentially dollar-store stainless.
“I’d imagine that metal utensils would disappear as people sneaked them out as mementos.”
Maybe they could put metal detectors at the door, or even the full body X-ray machines like they have at the airport, then get some TSA guys to man the machines and make sure no one takes anything out they didn’t come in with.
They could even give the congress critters full body searches just like at the airports.
“There’s something that rankles about using disposables ....”
You don’t suppose these were made in her district now, do you?!!