Three cheers for ramekins!!!
Nikos A. Leverenz | Homepage | 10.20.05 - 2:25 pm | #

Excellent point, Nikos. And god bless ketchup and mustard. Ramekin ownership demonstrates a deep appreciation for condiments. The closest I get to a ramekin in my home is a very small bowl. This raises the question: at what size does a bowl cease to be a bowl and become a ramekin? Or is it not a matter of size but a matter of the container's curvature? Could it be that ramekin is a merely state of mind? One man's sake cup is another man's ramekin?
Davey Allday | 10.20.05 - 2:58 pm | #

I would think that proper ramekins should be be no bigger than required to hold a small scoop of butter or a dollop of sour cream. Most people probably use them only solely in the context of a baked potato.

But far be it for me to be a ramekin scold...
Nikos A. Leverenz | Homepage | 10.20.05 - 3:02 pm | #

Actually, guys, ramekins are usually used for baking individual portions of things, like flan or "coddled" eggs. A ramekin proper is a little too big for condiments as putting two of them on a plate would overwhelm the plate. Condiment bowls are about a third smaller.
Leonardo | Homepage | 10.20.05 - 4:39 pm | #

Leonardo, you're totally fucking right, at least according to every dictionary I just checked. And not a single one offered a second definition to the contrary.

But how do we account for the popular usage of "ramekin" as a small vessel for condiments and dollops of dressings and the like? Reiss, Nikos, myself, and the whole crew at the Ground Round I used to work at can't all be 100% wrong, can we? Perhaps the definition has evolved to include its popular (mis)usage.

I'd like to publicly announce my intention to continue using "ramekin" as I always have. To do less would be an affront to my ketchup. "Condiment bowl" sounds so vulgar compared to "ramekin."

But thank you for the correction.
Davey Allday | 10.20.05 - 5:06 pm | #

I'll do my part and change my name to "Baylen Ramekin".
Baylen Linnekin | Homepage | 10.20.05 - 5:32 pm | #

wow, well, I learned a new word today.
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