11-02-2022, 07:38 AM
I don't eat bread any more, but when I did I would always cut a piece of butter and put it on the side of the bread plate, then spread it on small pieces of bread. I think it was because my mother was very strict about using a butter knife for butter then a bread and butter knife for spreading it (to keep the butter clean).
My mother and grandmother and great aunt were very particular about table manners, and I learned to set a table from my great aunt, who had been head waitress at The Auckland Club. As a consequence I have never been nervous or uneasy setting a table or eating at one which has been set with many eating utensils. I think it is a social skill that would give children confidence and it's a shame so many don't have this very basic knowledge.
My mother and grandmother and great aunt were very particular about table manners, and I learned to set a table from my great aunt, who had been head waitress at The Auckland Club. As a consequence I have never been nervous or uneasy setting a table or eating at one which has been set with many eating utensils. I think it is a social skill that would give children confidence and it's a shame so many don't have this very basic knowledge.