Stuff to eat, drink & etiquette (part 2)

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Ingredients

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STUFF TO EAT, DRINK & ETIQUETTE (PART 2)
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VEGETABLES
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ASPARAGUS
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Directions

If asparagus spears are served already in a sauce, eat them with a fork and knife by cutting them into manageable pieces. If they are to be dipped in a sauce and are large, cut off the tips and eat them separately to avoid any dripping and dropping. You may pick up the stalks by hand, and then dip and eat the tougher part. Smaller asparagus spears be entirely manageable by hand, in which case you can pick up the whole thing, dip and eat. CHERRY TOMATOES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Except when they're served in a salad, eat cherry tomatoes with your fingers. Try to select small ones that will fit whole in your mouth, and don't try to eat them bite by bite, because they will spurt. Instead, keep your lips firmly together. If there are only large tomatoes to be found on your plate, pierce the skin gently with your front teeth, bite off half and then carefully finish. CORN ON THE COB ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fresh corn on the cob will most likely be served at informal gatherings, and can be broken in half to make it easier to handle. The key to eating it is not to butter or season too much at once. Whether to eat across the cob or around it is a matter of personal choice; either method will work.

Focus on only a few rows or a section at once buttering, salting, eating and then repeat. This keeps the mess on your hands and face to a minimum. POTATOES ~~~~~~~~ Potato chips and shoestring potatoes are eaten with your fingers, unless the shoe strings are puddled in gravy, in which case you use a fork. Small French fries can also be eaten with your fingers, but using a fork is preferable. Cut the fries with your fork if they are too big to manage easily, and never dangle a large one on your fork and nibble away at it. Ketchup is put on the side of your plate, and the fries are dipped into it, either using your fingers or spearing bite- size pieces with a fork. Baked potatoes are often served already slit. If not, cut across the top with a knife, open the potato wider with your fingers or a fork, and add butter or sour cream and chives, salt and pepper, a little at a time. You may eat the skin as you go along. SALAD ~~~~~ Salad is traditionally eaten with a fork. However, oversize pieces should be cut in order to avoid having them spring off your fork. Historically, a steel knife stained black was used for salads and fruit, but stainless steel has changed the etiquette. A wedge of iceberg lettuce should always be eaten with a knife and fork. When the salad is served at the same time as your main course, don't transfer it onto your plate. If no salad plate is provided, put the salad on your butter plate, to the side of your main plate. A piece of bread or a roll is often used against the fork to aid in pushing the salad onto it. Playing with Your Food - Bon Appetit - Gourmet Submitted By SAM LEFKOWITZ On 10-18-95

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