The Butterick Book of Recipes and Household Helps

The pattern people's household book, 1927 — five hundred recipes, then how to lay a table, take out a stain and stock a first-aid cabinet.

Correct Customs for the Table

3 pages in this part of The Butterick Book of Recipes and Household Helps.

Table Coverings

The Table-Cloth is the table covering most frequently used, and if made of an exquisite material may be considered the most formal type of…

Laying the Table

The handles of all of the flat silver placed to the right and left of the plate must be in a perfect line with the edge of the table…

Serving

Placing Dishes and Passing Food-The following directions indicate the preferred methods of placing dishes and passing food: 1. The waitress…

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