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Extension Division
THOMAS P. COOPER, Dean and Director
CIRCULAR NO. 154
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L as to reniovc all water stains or t`ot>d spots. Spreal
covering evenly and place mats for the hot dishes. »
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used lay silence cloth straight and smooth. l·`·n· tti··
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and the handle to tl1e right. lf the butter ehip is used
in tl1e plaee of brezul-and-butter plate better sparing
will be obtained if the ehip is plaeed direetly in bark
of the dinner plate. (See ent 1.) ln this ease the >l¤le
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S. Plaee the hot dinner plates between the host`s knife
and fork. Put. nieat platter baek of the plates and
gravy at right. of platter and potatoes at left of plan
ter. Plaee earving knife at right of platter and earv-
ing fork at the left. lf the host is to be assisted by y
` the person at his left the serviee will be sitnplitied Et` i
the potatoes and gravy are plaeed baek of the eover of
the assistant and the seeond vegetable at right of host
near the platter. tiee ent l.>
9. Plaee serving spoons at right of the eover of the person
who is to serve or at right of the dish of t`ood to be
l passed. (See eut I.) The host usually serves tlte
meat and vegetables with the assistanee of one who is —
at his left. The hostess usually serves the beverages. n
salads and desserts when they are to be servetl at the
table. l’laee the food baek of the eover of one who
serves.
10. All artieles sueh as jelly, piekles, syrup, bread. ete..
that are to be plaeed on the table should be arranged as
('O}lL‘C)ll·(}lH_t/ and synnnetrieally as possible.
11. Be sure that the salt and pepper shakers, sugar bowl. t
et<·.. are well tilled. Try the shakers being sure tltztl
they give freely before plaeing thetn on the table. l
12. Place ereain pitelier with handle to the right in front f
of the hostess, baek of her plate. l’laee the sugar bowl 5
at the left of the ereani piteher and sugar spoon at the  
right of the bowl, with handle of spoon toward the hos- ?
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the hostess witl1 thc humlles of (fllI)S toward hostess. (See
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