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German pastry consisting of sliced apples Bratkartoffeln: Throughout Germany Fried potato slices, often with diced bacon or onions Bratwurst: Throughout Germany Sausage that is usually composed of veal, pork or beef. It is a traditional German sausage. Not to be confused with curry wurst. Currywurst: Berlin, Rhine-Ruhr
From Hand to Mouth, Or, How We Invented Knives, Forks, Spoons and Chopsticks, and the Manners to Go with Them by James Cross Giblin. New York: Crowell, 1987. The Evolution of Useful Things by Henry Petroski. New York: Vintage Books, 1994. The History of Manners by Norbert Elias. New York: Pantheon Books, 1978.
Illustration of bad table manners in Hill's Manual of Social Business Forms (1879) Modern etiquette provides the smallest numbers and types of utensils necessary for dining. Only utensils which are to be used for the planned meal should be set. Even if needed, hosts should not have more than three utensils on either side of the plate before a meal.
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Table setting (laying a table) or place setting refers to the way to set a table with tableware—such as eating utensils and for serving and eating. The arrangement for a single diner is called a place setting.
Etiquette in Europe is not uniform. Even within the regions of Europe, etiquette may not be uniform: within a single country there may be differences in customs, especially where there are different linguistic groups, as in Switzerland where there are French, German and Italian speakers.
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