Pewter known as "trifling metal" or "trifle", was used for holloware and is made up of fine metal with approximately 4% lead. The last type of pewter, known as "lay" or "ley" metal, was used for items that were not in contact with food or drink. It consisted of tin with 15% lead. These three alloys were used with little variation until the 20th century. Older pewters with higher lead content are heavier, tarnish faster, and oxidation gives them a darker silver-gray color. Pewters containing lead are no longer used in items that will come in contact with the human body
Edible tableware a utensil to consume sambar and dhal. In Central America, the tortilla is used as a utensil to scoop various foods such as salsa and bean dips. Foods such as crackers, corn and tortilla chips, crudités, bread and cheese sticks can also be used as edible utensils. Edible tableware such as cups, bowls, plates and platters prepared using sugar paste have been in use since at least the Elizabethan era and edible tableware was considered as a sign of wealth. in 1562, a recipe for edible tableware and cutlery prepared as sugar confectioneries was published by Alexius Pedemontanus in a