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I was taught to lay your fork across the plate and place the knife in the tongs of the fork. It is a clear signal that you have finished your meal and when someone clears the plate, the utensils do not slide all over the place. I learned this at Mississippi State College for Women in Columbus, MS.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoWhen you have finished your food, leave the cutlery on the plate; that will make it easier to take the cutlery away, as well as minimizing food stains on the table, which could result if you left your cutlery on the table.
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∙ 15y agoSharp edge of knife facing inward (toward the plate).
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∙ 14y agoYou cross them in an 'X' formation on your plate.
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∙ 14y agoyou put them at three oclock on your plate
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∙ 14y agoYou keep the fork on the left and knife in the right.one suggestion for the people that please use your own common sense.
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∙ 15y agoNeatly next to each other.
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How do you position your silverware if you are taking a rest from eating?
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What is the name of eating utensils?
Good utensils are referred to as silverware or cutlery.
What is the collective name for knives and forks?
Silverware, dinnerware, or supperware. Cutlery, Eating Utensils.
What is silverware?
Knives, forks and spoons used for serving and eating food. Despite the name, does not need to be made of silver.
Name something chickens do a lot of?
pecking clucking lay eggs eating
When you finish eating your salad what should you do with your silverware?
Cross your knife and fork on the center of your dinner plate to signal you are finished with that course.
What does the cowboy slang 'eating irons' mean?
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! This was a fun way to say silverware. Your fork and spoon and knife weren't shooting irons, but eating irons.
Is a wombat used for cleaning silverware?
Quite simply: no. Wombats are living creatures. They are native marsupials of Australia. They don't clean silverware.
What silverware has an elephant on it?
The silverware is called Community.
What is a collective name for knives forks and spoons?
Cutlery is a correct answer. An additional word would be silverware, but since almost no one uses silver silverware anymore, tableware is probably preferable.
What is the definition of silverware?
silverware - articles made of silver
Who buys silverware in CT?
People who want Silverware.
