Crackers
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Crackers for soup are to be transferred onto the bread &
butter plate from the serving plate or bowl (preferably with a sterling
Cracker Scoop). For oyster crackers, drop several into the soup. Larger
crackers are broken up into smaller pieces and scattered into the soup. |
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Cranberry
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Jellied cranberry sauce is served using a cranberry server
and placed onto the dinner plate. Chunky cranberry sauce can be
served using a berry spoon or cranberry server. |
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Dessert
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There are many different sterling silver items to eat dessert
with, including Dessert Spoons, Ice Cream Forks, Fruit Spoons, Fruit Forks,
Strawberry Forks, Parfait Forks, Pastry and Cake Forks. A cake or pastry
fork is used to eat a piece of cake, pie or a pastry. In the absence of
a cake fork, a salad fork a good choice. If an item is served with ice
cream, an ice cream fork is ideal. It is designed to eat both cake and
ice cream.
To serve dessert a number of pieces are handy to serve with, an ice cream
slice, an ice cream server, a pie/cake server, a berry spoon, a cake breaker,
a wedding cake knife, a flat server, grape shears, cheese cleaver, cheese
knife, cheese server, etc. |
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Fish
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Ideally, your table will have a Fish Serving Fork and Fish
Slice to serve from the serving plate to the dinner plate. Also, Individual
Fish Forks and Knives are a great addition to place settings.
If a sauce is served separately, use a small sauce ladle to place it
on top of your serving and return to the sauce dish. When provided,
use the lemon fork to spear a piece of lemon before squeezing it over
the fish.
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French Fried
Potatoes
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When served French fries at a formal dinner, they should
be eaten with a fork. Texas size, or large fries, should be cut into bite
size pieces. In an informal setting, they are considered a finger food.
A large server, such as a hooded asparagus server, is good to use to move
the French fries from the platter to your plate in a formal setting. |
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Fruit
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The best sterling silver items to have for eating fresh
fruit are the Fruit Knife and Fruit Fork. Cut large fruits into quarters,
and peel before eating. Of course, peeling the fruit is an option. Place
any seeds and the peel on the side of the plate.
Use a spoon to eat stewed fruits. If there is a pit in the fruit,
eat the fruit carefully and place the pit onto the spoon (out of
your mouth) and place it on the side of the plate.
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Grapes
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Using Grape Shears, cut a branch of grapes off of the cluster,
and place on your Fruit or Dessert Plate. When grape shears are not available,
it is acceptable to pull off a small cluster and place them on the fruit
plate to eat one at a time.
Seeded grapes can be eaten by either cutting into the grape with a
Fruit Knife and removing the seeds, or by eating the grapes whole and
removing the seeds with your fingers (and then placed on the plate).
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Lasagna
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When the cheese is stringy, use a knife and fork to cut
each bite. A sterling silver lasagna server is the perfect server for
this ever popular, difficult to serve, dish. |
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Lobster
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Before lobster is served, it is cracked at all points with
the tail split in half (very easy when using Lobster Shears). Individual
nutcrackers are handy for each guest, as well as Cocktail Forks to remove
the meat.
Pull out the meat with your Cocktail Fork and dip it into melted butter.
If your lobster is served cold, it may be served with mayonnaise or
horseradish. Eat the tail meat by pulling out one piece at a time.
If you pull out a particularly large piece, cut it with your dinner
knife or fork before dipping.
Place the empty shell pieces onto a separate waste bowl or plate.
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Melon
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The cut of a melon, determines the way it should be eaten.
If it is served cut in half or a large wedge, use a melon spoon. It can
be eaten with either a spoon or a knife and fork depending on the size
of the wedge.
Watermelon is usually served in a wedge and can be eaten with a knife
and a fork. Extract the seeds with the fork. Melons can be considered
a finger food In an informal setting such as a backyard barbecue. If
available, use a fruit fork and knife.
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Mussels
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Using a cocktail fork, spear the mussel and dip it into
the sauce provided and eat it whole. |
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Nectarines
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Quarter the nectarine using a fruit Knife, remove the pit
and eat using the fingers. |
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Olives
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When olives are served on a condiment or relish tray, use
the Olive Fork to place them on your plate. Olives are a finger food.
Large stuffed olives are best eaten in two bites. |
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Onion Rings
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Deep fried onion rings are usually served at a casual party
and it is acceptable to eat them using the hands. Large onion rings can
be a challenge to eat. To avoid an embarrassment, use the fork and knife
in an informal or formal setting. A meat serving fork or baked potato
fork are excellent servers for onion rings. |
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Oranges
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Use the Fruit Knife to cut the two ends off, then cut the
peel off in vertical strips. When the rind is loose, it can be pulled
off using fingers. Tangerines are usually peeled this way. Seeds can be
removed with the Fruit Knife. |
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Oysters
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Use an oyster server or large tablespoon to serve oysters.
Oysters on the half shell are usually served on ice with a small dish
of cocktail sauce. Use your Cocktail Fork to spear the oyster and dip
into the cocktail sauce. Eat the oyster in one bite.
At an informal setting, it is acceptable to pick up the shell with
your fingers and suck the oyster right off the shell.
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