Spoons and forks

It is the strange ways in which they hold their knives and forks which intrigue me. I agree about needing both a spoon and fork with many desserts.

I have noticed with sets of cutlery on sale that there are normally one each of knives, forks, spoons and tea spoons - so no butter knife either.

I remember reading Jilly Cooper's "Class" years ago, and she said that the upper class thing to do was always to use just the fork, ridiculous though it was. I had only one thought - jelly?

Forgive my ignorance Nonu but what is CDWM?

I always lay spoons and forks on the table for puddings and most people use both, or sometimes just forks - depending on the consistency of the pudding.

Still on the topic of spoons and forks, do you place them horizontally (above the table mat if using) with the prongs of the fork facing the vertical knife and the bowl of the spoon facing the prongs of the vertical fork? Or do you put the spoons and forks in vertical positions on the inside of the knife and fork used for the main course?

Don't pay any attention to Jilly Cooper. She was the one who said that the upper classes don't wash their hands after using the lavatory. If that were true, they would have all died of dysentery by now.

Come Dine With Me Jack x

I have eaten in a restaurant which did not have dessert spoons, fruit spoons or soup spoons - just large tablespoons such as I would only use for serving food out. Too big for my dainty little mouth!

I can't remember exactly which restaurant it was - somewhere in Scotland, I think - but I did find it quite difficult to eat ice cream with only a fork.

What's a pudding/dessert? Not allowed!

I always need a spoon and fork for dessert,otherwise I would be chasing my pudd around the dish all night .

I only every use a fork with cake. Am I common?

It's common to use a fork Anagram but you will never be!

My mother only ate dessert with a fork, she considered it common to eat it with a spoon.. I don't care what Ieat it with, as long as I eat it

GoldenGran

GOLDEN GRAN I agreex

I use a fork or a fork and spoon. I lay the table with the desert cutlery above the place mat as described. The Americans amuse me with the way they eat. They sometimes ask me to show them the "posh" English war as they think it looks very'refined!

Those Americans just love our refined wars, don't they?

anagram 'refined wars' that conjures some very strange ideas!

Exactly! Perhaps fighting each other with rolled-up newspapers whilst dancing on the balls of their feet....

Oops meant ways!

Surely Morris dancing?

I know, jeni - it's probably your infernal spellcheck!
(Funny, though!)

or dyslexic fingers!

No , me this time. I'm dipping in and out when claimants don't come! I get distracted!
I must admit I like the idea of polite wars!