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Evening Standard
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Cordelia Aspinall

REVEALED: Best pestle and mortars | Rare Historical Photos

Pestle and mortars have been around since the Stone Age.

While they were once essential for medicinal purposes, nowadays are most commonly used for cooking - namely to crush down ingredients into fine powders and pastes.

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