CXXXVIII.
In helping a joint, do not overload a person’s plate; and if game, or any particularly select dish is placed before you, serve it with discretion.
CXXXIX.
In helping, wherever a spoon can be conveniently used, it is preferable to the use of a knife and fork.
CXL.
Fish must be helped with a fish slice: you may carve it more dexterously by taking a spoon in your left hand.
CXLI.
Soup must be eaten from the side, not the point of the spoon; and, in eating it, be careful not to make a noise, by strongly inhaling the breath: this habit is excessively vulgar; you cannot eat too quietly.
CXLII.
In helping soup, recollect that a little more than a ladle full is sufficient.