It is customary to place a cup and saucer containing a beverage
on the table after a plate of food has been placed in front of the
guest. The cup and saucer must, therefore, be placed on the
side of the cover. Because a person raises the cup in his right
hand, it is more convenient to place the cup and saucer at the
right side of the cover. The cup should be turned so that its
handle is on the right side.
How shall dishes be removed from the table? You have
learned that all dishes are placed at the left of a guest. It has
become customary within the past few years to remove plates
from the left side of a guest also. If for any reason it is more
convenient to remove a plate from the right side of a guest, the
plate should be removed from the right.
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In removing dishes, the waitress should not reach in front of
the guest. If there are any dishes at the nght side of the cover,
these dishes should be removed from the right side.
If there are several dishes to be removed from one cover, it is
not considered good form to pile one dish on top of another.
However, the waitress may remove two dishes at one time by
taking one dish in the right hand, and another in the left.
All dishes belonging to a course should be removed from the table
at the end of the course. The order of removing dishes is to take
away first the dishes at each cover and then remove the serving
dishes nearer the center of the table.
When a waitress is waiting on table she should remove the
dishes from the hostess’s cover first. If the daughter is waiting
on table, she should observe the same order. In case a hostess
is waiting on table, she should begin removing the dishes from
the cover at her right, then continue around the table and
finally remove the dishes from her own cover.
Should a tray be used in serving a meal? When a meal is
being served by a maid, the tray should be used very sparingly.
It is very convenient to have in a dining room a table smaller
than the dining table, known as a serving table. The serving
table is usually placed on one side of the dining room against the
wall. Food and dishes may be carried from the kitchen to the
serving table and then carried from the serving table to the
dining table. If this plan is followed, the food and dishes may
be brought from the kitchen to the serving table on a tray.
However, in carrying the food and dishes from the serving table
to the dining table, the tray should not be used. Instead of
a tray, the waitress should place a folded napkin on her hand
and rest the dishes on top of the napkin. The tray should
not be used in removing plates and other dishes from the table
except when removing small articles such as salts and peppers.
If extra spoons or forks for serving a course are placed at each
cover, a small tray may be used to carry the silver.
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It is customary to place a cup and saucer containing a beverage
on the table after a plate of food has been placed in front of the
guest. The cup and saucer must, therefore, be placed on the
side of the cover. Because a person raises the cup in his right
hand, it is more convenient to place the cup and saucer at the
right side of the cover. The cup should be turned so that its
handle is on the right side.
How shall dishes be removed from the table? You have
learned that all dishes are placed at the left of a guest. It has
become customary within the past few years to remove plates
from the left side of a guest also. If for any reason it is more
convenient to remove a plate from the right side of a guest, the
plate should be removed from the right.
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In removing dishes, the waitress should not reach in front of
the guest. If there are any dishes at the nght side of the cover,
these dishes should be removed from the right side.
If there are several dishes to be removed from one cover, it is
not considered good form to pile one dish on top of another.
However, the waitress may remove two dishes at one time by
taking one dish in the right hand, and another in the left.
All dishes belonging to a course should be removed from the table
at the end of the course. The order of removing dishes is to take
away first the dishes at each cover and then remove the serving
dishes nearer the center of the table.
When a waitress is waiting on table she should remove the
dishes from the hostess’s cover first. If the daughter is waiting
on table, she should observe the same order. In case a hostess
is waiting on table, she should begin removing the dishes from
the cover at her right, then continue around the table and
finally remove the dishes from her own cover.
Should a tray be used in serving a meal? When a meal is
being served by a maid, the tray should be used very sparingly.
It is very convenient to have in a dining room a table smaller
than the dining table, known as a serving table. The serving
table is usually placed on one side of the dining room against the
wall. Food and dishes may be carried from the kitchen to the
serving table and then carried from the serving table to the
dining table. If this plan is followed, the food and dishes may
be brought from the kitchen to the serving table on a tray.
However, in carrying the food and dishes from the serving table
to the dining table, the tray should not be used. Instead of
a tray, the waitress should place a folded napkin on her hand
and rest the dishes on top of the napkin. The tray should
not be used in removing plates and other dishes from the table
except when removing small articles such as salts and peppers.
If extra spoons or forks for serving a course are placed at each
cover, a small tray may be used to carry the silver.
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