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Breakfast Etiquette
The hour at which breakfast shall be served is governed entirely by the habits and tastes of the family.
Breakfast is served in the same manner whether the hour be early or late, and this meal should always be quite free from formality.
One servant is enough in the dining-room in the morning.
Ordinary breakfast service (cutlery, crockery, china, table linens) is acceptable for most occasions. Floral arrangements must be uncomplicated; a simple vase of fresh flowers arranged informally in an unstudied manner is preferable.
Ordinary courses for breakfast consist of three or four, such as hominy or oatmeal first, then eggs, meat, fish, or ham, and the chief portion of the food, followed by griddle-cakes and finally fruit.
For more informal breakfasts, the small dishes (kippers, kidneys, mushrooms, fried bacon) are frequently on the side table. In such situations it is quite within the rules of breakfast etiquette for people to wait on themselves and to help each other with the small dishes.
Toast should be freshly made, and sent up from time to time while the breakfast goes on. It should be always hot; cold toast is never palatable.
If you need to leave the table, the napkin stays on the chair. When the meal is over, the napkin is placed loosely to the left of your plate.
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