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forks. In either case, when you have finished your salad, leave the fork (and knife) across the center of the salad plate; both will be removed together. If the salad is served with the main course and there is no salad fork, the salad will be eaten with the dinner fork, which is left on the dinner plate when the meal is finished.
Soup Spoon The soup spoon, which has a larger and sometimes rounder bowl than a teaspoon, will be set to the right of the dinner knife. Soup is always served as a separate first course, sometimes with dry sherry. Spoon the soup away from you. Fill the spoon about half or three-quarters full. Bring the spoon to your mouth; don’t bend down to the bowl. Tilt the spoon toward you and let the liquid flow into your mouth; don’t put the spoon all the way into your mouth. This whole process should be accomplished as noiselessly as possible. If necessary, you may tip the soup bowl away from you. Never leave a soup spoon in the bowl, either between bites or when you have finished. Place it on the plate on which the soup bowl is served.
Teaspoon The teaspoon is set immediately to the right of the knife, between the knife and the soup spoon. Never leave the spoon in a teacup or coffee cup, as this creates a precarious situation; put it on the saucer as soon as you finish stirring. Do not use your teaspoon to take sugar from the sugar bowl; there should be a sugar spoon.
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