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GUIDE TO SERVING PIECES
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Berry or Casserole |
fruits, berries, and vegetables; casseroles |
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Master Butter Knife |
individual butter pats; also used on tray for cheeses, chutneys, and relishes |
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Sugar Spoon |
sugar, jams, jellies and marmalades |
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Mustard Ladle |
hot mustard or horseradish |
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Gravy Ladle |
sauces, dressings, gravy |
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Pierced Table Spoon |
vegetables in liquid |
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Table Spoon |
fruits, vegetables, and puddings |
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Sugar Tongs |
sugar cubes, ice cubes, individual unwrapped candies |
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Olive Fork |
olives, pickles, hor d'oeuvres; can be used as a butter pick |
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Bon Bon or Nut Spoon |
candies, nuts, canapés |
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Jelly Server |
jams, jellies, preserves, cream cheese, cottage cheese, relishes |
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Lemon Fork |
lemon, orange, and lime slices; hors d'oeuvres |
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Cream or Sauce Ladle |
sauces, salad dressings, entrées, desserts |
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Cold Meat Fork |
serving sliced meats, chops, or cutlets |
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Pie or Cake Server |
pies, cakes, cheesecakes; molded salads, pizza slices, frozen desserts |
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Flat Server |
fish, chops, tomatoes, desserts, pastries |
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Ice Cream Slicer |
slicing brick or molded ice cream |
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Asparagus Server |
asparagus, croquettes |
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Hooded Asparagus Server |
asparagus |
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Macaroni Server |
pasta, vegetables |
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Cheese Scoop |
soft cheeses, spreads |
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Cracker Scoop |
ice shavings, oyster crackers |
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Butter Pick |
butter pats, cheese cubes, pickles, olives |
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Tea Strainer |
straining tea |
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Ice Tongs |
ice cubes |
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Salad Tongs |
salads, ice cubes |
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Carving Fork |
large roasts, hams, fowl |
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Carving Knife |
large roasts, hams, fowl |
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Large Serving Fork |
meats, fowl |
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Fish Serving Knife |
fish, pies, pastries; sometimes used on cold meat or cheese platters |
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Cheese Serving Knife |
brick cheeses, sliced cheeses, pâté |
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