Things You'll Need:
- Silverware
- Glasses
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Step 1
Put your flat or silverware an inch or so from table's edge at settings equidistant to each other.
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Step 2
Center napkin on the dinner plate or fold it to the left of the forks.
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Step 3
Traditionally, silver which will be needed first is set farthest right and left to the plate.
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Step 4
Place 2 forks to the left, first course on the outside, main course on the inside.
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Step 5
Remember not to put out more than 3 forks, working your way from the outside set first course, then the fork for the course that follows next and so-on-and so-forth.
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Step 6
Put two knives to the plate's right. The outside knife is used first.
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Step 7
Soup spoons, if needed, are set on the table to the right of the knives.
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Step 8
Only provide butter knives if you're putting out butter or bread plates to the 11:00 position.
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Step 9
First course plate is simply replaced with main course plate (unless you're serving another course in between, in which case the plate for that course is set before first course).
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Step 10
Your dessert spoon and fork are laid head to toe at dinner plate's top.
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Step 11
Put the water glass at 2:00 position to dinner plate and any wineglasses to its right. The outside glass will be your champagne flute if champagne is to be served.










Comments
lwitmer said
on 8/6/2008 Having photos of this table setting would be nice.