Cocktail stick

A cocktail stick is a short cylindrical stick, made of wood, that has a somewhat sharp point on 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.

Cocktail sticks

A martini with an olive on a cocktail stick

Injuries

Ingestion of cocktail sticks, or fragments of them, has been known to cause injuries in several parts of the alimentary canal.[1][2]

See also

• Champagne stirrer
• Cocktail umbrella
• Swizzle stick
• Toothpick

References

1. Lindsay, R.; White, J.; Mackle, E. "Cocktail Stick Injuries - the Dangers of Half a Stick" (PDF). Ulster Medical Journal. 2 (74): 129–131. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2006. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
2. "Cocktail stick injuries: delayed diagnosis of a retained foreign body". British Medical Journal. Clinical Research Edition. 295 (6613): (6613):1658. 19 December 1987. doi:10.1136/bmj.295.6613.1658-a. PMC 1257521. PMID 2891400.

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.