- Source: Cocktail skewer
A cocktail skewer or cocktail stick is a short cylindrical stick, made of wood or sometimes metal, that has a somewhat sharp point on one or both ends. It is usually used as a skewer for holding decorations (such as cherries) in cocktails and also for serving food such as amuse-bouches at cocktail parties.
Injuries
Ingestion of cocktail sticks, or fragments of them, has been known to cause injuries in several parts of the alimentary canal.
See also
Champagne stirrer
Cocktail umbrella
Swizzle stick
Toothpick
References
External links
Williams, Kenneth; Freud, Clement; Jones, Peter; Kelly, Henry; Parsons, Nicholas (21 July 1984). "The origin of the cocktail stick". Script from Just a Minute. BBC Radio. Archived from the original on 1 February 2008.