Word: forks
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...just-published book, Tiffany's Table Manners for Teen-Agers (94 pp.; Ives Washburn, Inc.; $3), Tiffany Board Chairman Walter Hoving offers comforting advice. "Be nonchalant," says he. If you choose the wrong fork or knife, don't fidget, keep eating. Sip soup from the side of the spoon or from the end-it makes no difference. Asparagus may be eaten with the fingers, as may artichokes and corn on the cob (exception: chicken). The finger bowl? Don't ponder its use; just remove it until time to dip fingertips. Other items...
...perfectly proper to talk with the knife and fork in your hands but do not gesticulate with the fork or the knife...
...find some gristle or a piece of meat you cannot swallow, don't spit it out on your plate . . . Place it on the prongs of your fork, then place it on the rim of your plate. Don't let this embarrass you. It is perfectly correct...
...HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 24--Playing soccer on wet grass in gym shoes is like trying to eat soup with a fork--it doesn't work too well. But Dunster still managed to eke out a 2-0 victory over Branford, Yale's intra-mural soccer champion...
Once these major items are secured, the camper must stock up on food (Armour & Co. now markets a variety of lightweight, dehydrated foods that require no refrigeration) and cooking utensils. A nested set of aluminum skillets, bowls, cups, etc., sells for about $8, and a knife-fork-spoon combination that clips together costs 70?. A length of nylon line is handy for lashing bedrolls and tents. Flashlights and spare batteries should be packed, as well as a small kerosene lamp, books, matches in a waterproof case, first-aid kit, candle, knife, hatchet, bucket, small trench shovel, mosquito repellent, aluminum foil...