Hi pretties,
Yay, it’s my Friday. So happy to have some time off and time to spend with the family! I’m not cooking for Thanksgiving because y’all know I don’t boil water but I do love a pretty table. Thanksgiving is a great holiday to make a beautiful table with all the trimmings. Today I’m sharing a quick guide to Place Setting 101.
Proper Place Setting
An easy way to remember is the utensils are used from the outside in. Use a new utensil for each course (don’t save your salad fork to use with the main course, for instance). The silverware is used in this order – first, salad fork, then soup spoon, then fork and knife, and last the dessert fork and spoon. The smaller bread knife is placed across the bread plate positioned to the upper left of the plate. The water-glass is the largest and is placed above the knives. To its right and slightly in front of it is the red wine glass or the smaller white wine glass.
When you don’t know what utensil to use, watch what your host does and follow suit.
Place Setting is not that hard and it’s never too early to show the kiddos, they’ll thank you later!
And, THANK YOU so much for visiting me at robincharmagne. I am so appreciative of the support of my pretty readers!
Have a great Thanksgiving and I’ll chat with ya’ on Monday!
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Thanks for this crash course in place setting. Sometimes we forget which fork to use for the salad. Enjoy your Family get together and the shopping!!
Hi Neti,
Yep it’s easy to forget. Happy Thanksgiving!
Awesome! Great reminder, nice and simple. I completely agree about teaching the kids early. Even a young child can help place silverware and napkins. Happy and blessed Thanksgiving!
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Hi Beckey,
Awesome idea to let the kids help! Happy Thanksgiving!
Great idea for a post! I always forget what side the fork and knife go on. That’s a beautiful place setting too!
Hi Merrie,
Yes, I love the colors in the place setting, it’s formal but it’s casual too! Happy Thanksgiving!
I remember learning how to set a place setting many years ago, but now with the guys I don’t do all of this. I can’t wait to start cooking in the morning, I love the smell of Thanksgiving dinner. Happy Turkey Day.
Hi Antionette,
Yes I bet it smells amazing in your kitchen. Happy Thanksgiving!