Rangers Etiquette

When does the well-mannered person start eating at a small dinner party of 6 or fewer guests?

• a.Whenever you feel like it, depending on how hungry you are.

• After everyone else has been served and the hostess has begun.

• As soon as you are served your food.

When does the well-mannered person start eating at a large dinner party?

• After everyone has been served and the hostess has begun.

• After 4 or 5 have been served, or the hostess says, "Please go ahead, so the food won't get cold."

• As soon as you get your food.

Do you ever place your elbows on the table?

• No, never!

• Yes, when you are tired.

• Never while you are eating, but perhaps while resting between courses or conversing at the end of the meal.

Where do you leave your napkin/serviette throughout the meal?

• on your lap

• under your chin

• tied around your neck

• on the table

What do you do with your napkin/serviette when you leave the table?

• You refold it the same way you found it.

• You wad it up and put it on your chair.

• You lay it in loose folds beside your plate.

How do you pass a jug?

• You hand it to the next person with the handle turned toward that person.

• You set it on the table in front of the next person.

• The same way you hand a glass.

What do you do if the hostess serves food you don't like?

• You take some, but hide it in your napkin/serviette.

• You tell her that you won't eat any of that particular food because you can't stand it.

• You keep quiet about it and take a small portion anyway.

When "finger foods" such as olives, biscuits, or sandwiches are passed around the table, what do you do with them?

• You place them on your plate, then transfer them to your mouth.

• You put them directly into your mouth.

• You put them on the table beside your plate to eat later

How do you know which cutlery to use?

• As a general rule, you start with the cutlery closest to your plate, then work toward the outside as the meal progresses.

• You start at the outside and work in toward your plate as the meal progresses.

• You use a fork when in doubt.

• When in doubt, you follow the lead of your hostess.

What do you do with you knife and fork after using them?

• You lay them flat down the middle of your plate.

• You return them to the same position they came from, beside your plate.

• You prop the utensils against your plate with handles resting on the table

• You lay them down on the tablecloth, flat.