juncture of sides 32b and 34b of the lower part is provided upon selection of the desired length and alignment of hole 70 corresponding thereto with hole 71 the parts are securely held by an assemblage of threaded bolt 72 passing through the holes and secured with a knurled nut 76 on the end of the bolt 75 the outer block 73 and inner block 74 are preferably used to preclude any relative movement of the parts and assure a solid locked connection reference to fig1 illustrates an adjustable telescoping arrangement which except for its adjustable feature resembles the structure of fig7 to provide the length adjusting feature the lower part 40b is arranged to telescope within the upper part 40a the desired length is obtained by the selection and alignment of one of the holes 81 in the lower part 40b with the hole 80 in the upper part 40a and securing the parts by means of a suitable locking bolt 82 the unit of fig1 is provided with food retaining prongs 44a a handle 26c and limit plate 24b which function in the manner described heretofore with reference to comparable parts the method for using the food item accessory of the invention is as follows a long slender vegetable such as a carrot cucumber celery.