by Iysis
A KNIFE, IF EATEN
ETIQUETTE
CHEESE
If eaten
a knife
one may break
should
always be spread
a modern must
CLAM CHOWDER—THICK SOUPS
You should be able to
by taking about one third of the spoon
into the mouth and doing what really amounts
CONDIMENTS
The thought of smearing
with a knife
already impaled
is quite unpleasant if more than a small amount is
taken.
either eat it
or impale
CORN ON THE COB
To attack
with as little ferocity as possible
a series of ferociously snatching, teeth-bared bites that can be heard
as well as seen, to say nothing
fragments sprinkled on chin and cheek
horrible to the sight
to bear in mind
pleasant-to-taste but
not-very-easy-to-manage
It
doesn’t matter whether you break
or whether you hold
it by its own ends or by silver handles.
avoid
too
all at once
Cutting
the sharpness of the knife.
supply small sharp
to those who like to cut