1.   Anybody got a big spoon?

2.   It could have been a rubber frog, a weedless plastic lizard or a big Johnson spoon and the result probably would have been the same.

3.   It means that the kitchen will come alive with mystery dishes and people digging through your silverware drawers looking for big spoons and salad tongs.

4.   She leaned against the doorjamb, a big spoon in her hand, an apron stretched tight across her pregnant belly.

5.   Take them out with a big spoon.

6.   Use a big spoon or small pot to scoop most of the mussels, clams and potatoes into a large bowl.

7.   With big spoons, we dug up slippery chunks of muck and put them in plastic containers.