Extracts From A Barossa Heritage

TABLE MANNERS

THOU SHALT NOT

Break lumps of bread into a plate to soak up surplus gravy. (I do it is the best part)

Lay your knife down while eating with the fork, or rest the knife blade and fork prongs on respective sides of the plate with their handles on the table, or lay the knife and fork down crossed on the plate, or hold one in either hand pointing upwards. ( Ok, Right!!)

Remove and hold spoon, fork or knife from a plate when sending it for a second helping. (WHAT!!, MORE!!!

THOU SHALT NOT - drink when you have any food in your mouth. (Certainly Not!

Push your plate away from you upon finishing a coarse. (You uncouth person)

Collect condiments, butter, cakes, biscuits, etc. round your own plate. (("It's mine, all mine".)

THOU SHALT NOT - When trained servants are in attendance, make any attempt to stack up plates, clear away crumbs or tidy any tangled appointments.(DOES THAT MEAN THE WOMEN OF THE HOUSE?)

Leave a teaspoon in a cup or pour any spilled liquid in the saucer back into the cup. (OOPS!!

Take such a large portion of anything that other guests must go short. (Are you listening husband?)

THOU SHALT NOT - Bite into a whole slice of cake - it must first be cut through, and thus handled more daintily. ("Your from the wrong side of the track")