Another little gem carelessly tossed aside by the H.E. department and salvaged from obscurity by me an' my trusty little scanner. This little book makes me quite sad.
I remember these lessons from my grandmother, how many children can do this properly these days I wonder?? These days it seems to be microwave meals on a tray in front of the TV.
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What a treat!! That is very close to how I was taught to set a table, except we put the salad fork by the dinner fork. I still do it up right on holidays with my mother's silverware and Tom's mother's china. I take a picture - it is so lovely. So much fun to have a formal table.
ReplyDeletePretty much the same here also. This is very interesting. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI remember learning this too, I would have been 10 in 1966. Im trying to think how I learned....and also I believe we put the knife blade out.
ReplyDeleteNice those where good old days when we were taught all the amenities of how to do these things sort of sad so much of this isn't done anymore
ReplyDeleteIn learning these things it tought us about life to-
LOL it brought back some sweet memories to me and the problems I had, as a kid, to know my right hand from my left (I'm ambidextrous). It was difficult for me to know where to put the fork ;-D lucky I realized really soon I have a beauty spot on my right hand.
ReplyDeleteThis book is just lovely!
What a nice lesson! I'd miss my conventional oven more than I would my microwave. However, I'd only lay a table like this for company.
ReplyDeleteThat is interestinmg 'cos I'm pretty sure I was taught to put the knife blade facing in, like it is here, maybe its a regional difference.
ReplyDeleteoh that brings back lovely memories, my daughter has a mole between the base of her ring finger and middle finger, that is how she always knew the difference.
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked the book, there is just one more small book like this that I will scan soon to share. The thing I like best about this one is the carving set, the big pronged fork and the knife. It is exactly the same as the set my father used to carve the meat with every sunday. There was also a round poker shaped tool to match that was used to sharpen the knife. The blades were stainless steel and the handles look like yellowed bone. I have that set in my kitchen draw now.
ReplyDeleteAlso..............I found it interesting to see that the side plate goes to the left and the glass goes to the right, exactly as I ermember.
I was always taught the knife blade went in. Interesting differences. But the main thing was that the table, before the meal was served, was to look neat and orderly, which I like. That was the important thing.
ReplyDelete1966! This little girl could've been me, similar coloured hair, too. It was one of my jobs, at that age. Everyone would know when I laid the table because I would put the fork on the right side, instead of the left. This is because I've always used the fork in my right hand and knife in my left and I've never changed. I learned to place the cutlery at the family the correct way.
ReplyDeleteI do hope those boys did the clearing up! :-))
ReplyDeleteI was taught the knife blade towards the plate. I never saw the dessert silverware at the top until I came to France.
I think the mats at each place are a British thing. They have thick ones, often made of cork. Americans might have place mats, but larger and usually textile. In my experience.
Exactly right.
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