If you do not have a drill for making the wooden
measuring spoon, you can try using a red-hot bolt
about this size.
Heat the bolt in a fire,
and use it to burn two
holes in a piece of wood.
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Use the big end
for the sugar.
Use the small
end for
the salt.
Use a model plastic spoon (if you
have one) to check if each hole is the
right size. If the hole is too small, burn
it deeper. If it is too big, shave some
wood off the top.
Yet another kind of measuring spoon can be made out of bamboo. Find 2 pieces
of bamboo with hollow centers about as big around as the scoops of the model
plastic spoon.
Cut the bamboo so the dividers form cups that can hold just
a little more than the scoops of the plastic spoon. File or trim
them until they hold the right amounts of sugar and salt. Then
slip the two pieces together to form a double-headed measuring
spoon.
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The important thing in making homemade spoons is to
encourage local people to use their imaginations to adapt
whatever materials they have on hand. But at the same time,
care must be taken to see that the spoons are reasonably
accurate.
Helping people use local resources to meet their needs means
they will not have to depend as much on outside supplies and
assistance. Their increased self-reliance will give them more
control over the things that affect their well-being.