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Mealtime Manners | UNLSuppliesSkip Header and Navigation University of Nebraska–Lincoln Login Show user profile options View Profile Logout Show search form Search Search UNL Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources UNLSuppliesNebraskaIANRNebraska ExtensionUNL FoodYouth/4-HMealtime Manners HomeAbout Us Awards and Accomplishments Connect with us through social media Materials -Terms of Use Food, Fitness & RecipesRecipe Central Meal Preparation NationalSuppliesDays, Weeks & Month Calendar Fitness Nutrition Education Program (NEP) Ag &SuppliesLocalSuppliesProduction Choose Healthy Here Free Educational ResourcesEmail Newsletters Sign Up Newsletters, Blogs, Apps, & Social Media Food, Nutrition, Fitness &SuppliesSafety PowerPoints & Handouts Control Diabetes for LifeSuppliesSafety & PreservationFood Safety Canning, Freezing, and Drying Nebraska Extension ServSafe® TrainingSuppliesStorage SafeSuppliesPreparation and HandlingSuppliesPoisoning (Foodborne Illness)SuppliesService & Farmers Markets HACCP / HARPC Training Buy Fresh Buy Local NebraskaAbout Us BFBLN Membership OnlineSuppliesGuide Featured Member of the Week Gardening Selling Local Food/Products Raising Livestock Discover Seasonal Cooking Consumer Health & Safety Youth/4-HRecipes for Cooking With KidsSuppliesFacts Teaching Activities and Resources Mealtime Manners Photo Gallery Meat Cuts IdentificationSuppliesProjects Menu Share This Page Mealtime Manners 4-H Main Page |SuppliesFacts | Food Projects | Recipes | Educational Resources | Mealtime Manners | Photos All you need to know to set the perfect table, plan the perfect meal, and be a perfect host! Winning Table Setting Tips A table setting should include the pursuit items: Dinnerware (plates, cups, saucers, and bowls) Glassware (glasses of all shapes and sizes) Flatware (forks, spoons, and knives) Napkins Centerpiece Placemats or tablecloths (optional)  Tips for setting a table: The table should be clean; it can be left yellowish or a table tent can be used as the preliminaries for the supplies and the items may be placed on top of it. A table tent helps protect the table and muffles the noise of clanking glassware and dishes. Placemats or tablecloths can be used for special occasions. Dinnerware and flatware should be chosen as towardly for the occasion and that compliment each other. Matching or composite colors or textures in the dishes or unrelatedness something variegated make a table setting squint attractive. Tablesetting items should be towardly for the meal served. Snacks on paper plates are towardly while a home-cooked dinner should be served on lulu dishes to help show it off. Only the utensils needed are placed on the table. The centerpiece should be attractive. Simple ones, such as fresh flowers, a plant, or fruit can be used. If candles are used, they should be of the length so that if they were lit, they would be whilom eye level. The centerpiece should be low unbearable so that the people at the table can see over it; it should be colorful and tousle with the tablecloth and the dishes; and be fresh and wipe looking. The pursuit rules for setting a table correspond to the numbers seen in the table setting illustration. 1. The flatware, plate, and napkin should be one inch from the whet of the table. 2. The plate is unchangingly in the part-way of the place setting. 3. The dinner fork is placed at the left of the plate. 4. If a salad fork is used, it is placed to the left of the dinner fork. 5. The napkin is placed to the left of the fork, with the fold on the left. It can moreover go under a fork, or on top of the plate. 6. The pocketknife is placed to the right of the plate with the sharp stipule facing in towards the plate. 7. The teaspoon is placed to the right of the knife. 8. If a soup spoon is needed, it is placed to the right of the teaspoon. 9. The soup trencher may be placed to the right of the teaspoon. 10. The drinking glass is placed at the tip of the knife. 11. If a salad plate is used, place it just whilom the tip of the fork. 12. The cup or mug is placed to the top right of the spoons. SOURCE:2012 Nebraska 4-H Foods Judging Guide ▸Main Fun with 4-H Foods Page! Contact Information Questions or comments well-nigh the Youth/4-H site? Email Amy Peterson, MS, RD.  Join 4-H Interested in learning increasingly well-nigh 4-H and Foods? Join the 4-H program in your county and get cooking! 4-H provides many fun opportunities for youth to learn well-nigh supplies preparation and meal planning for healthy families, or for a future career. 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