It's a Whisk!

Whisks are used to beat things to make them smooth; this works in food preparation, though not with people! Whisks have different loop styles for different functions.

An 18th century Shaker recipe says to “Cut a handful of peach twigs which are filled with sap at this season of the year. Clip the ends and bruise them and beat the cake batter with them. This will impart a delicate peach flavor to the cake.”

"Whisk" used as a verb means to move lightly, quickly, and rapidly--"He whisked the children away to a safe place" or "She whisked the crumbs off the table."

"Whisk" is also an example of onomatopoeia--words that sound like their meaning. When you're whisking some egg whites, it does indeed sound like "whisk, whisk, whisk . . ." Other examples of onomatopoeia are bang, beep, splash, and ping-pong.

There--that's more than you ever wanted to know about whisks. But wasn't it fun?