SC - Table manners

[Christine A Seelye-King]

Hello all, I am almost through wading through my backlog of emails, and
found this one I though you might like.  
Christianna

- --------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mark Mettler <mettler at bulloch.net>
To: meridian-ty at egroups.com


On Manners:

When Sir Ector delivered the Elegy for Lancelot in Le Morte Darthur he
said, "Thou was the meekest man and the gentelist that ever ate in a
hall among the ladies."

Some simple rules from historical documents:

Do not pet the dog during dinner.

If thou do no drink, even though, offer it unto thy guests and humor
them by pretending to partake.

In all humility and friendship partake from a common plate and cup.

Do not appear gluttony, nor ravenous, nor as a hog a trough, but be
reserved in thy partaking that you seem grateful for the gifts you
partake.

Your bones, and shells and other things not fit for thy stomach, throw
upon the floor and do not appears to be wasteful, but having cleanly
removed the worthy before displaying your gratefulness on the floor.

It is best to serve they guest at feast a sauce of bitter taste, a
vinegar sauce and pepper too shall satisfy the tongue oft your food is
cold.



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Ld. Gryffri de Newmarch
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