At an in home dinner party is it proper to have finger bowls after serving Fried Chicken & Ribs?!
I can't see where the harm would be to bring a touch of class into your home at your very own dinner party.
Have Fun With It Hon
Answers: I have only seen the finger bowls at the very best of restaurants.
I can't see where the harm would be to bring a touch of class into your home at your very own dinner party.
Have Fun With It Hon
That would be a really good idea. Just do up some bowls of warm water and toss in a chunk of lemon (or just water if you don't have time to grab lemons). At the very least, have ample napkins available!! It sounds like a fun dinner party!
As an alternative to spending money on matching finger bowls, I would go to the dollar store and purchase many white wash clothes. Before you serve dinner, soak them in hot water, ring them out, and then roll them up nice and neat. Place them on a microwaveable plate and place the plate in the microwave. Also have a pot of hot water on the stove during the dinner party. As you serve the messy food, present warm clothes to your guests. Throughout the meal keep your eyes out for the guests who may need new hand clothes. Slip into the kitchen, pour a little hot water on the extra ones you have in the microwave, nuke em’ for 20 seconds, and then offer fresh, warm ones while collecting the messy ones. White colored hand clothes gives your guests the impression that you’re going all out, especially if you are serving BBQ…OH-LA-LA! Good Luck.
Agree with the warm washclothes/hand towels,no one eating ribs has even had their hands cleaned properly in a finger bowl
It's your home. Who cares about what's politically or socially high-browl correct? I vote for practical and, unless your guests are snobs, they will too.
Fried chicken and ribs can be served in either one of two ways; as finger food or in a manner for attack using knife and fork.
There are three methods of procedure following finger-food chow; 1) finger bowl and appropriate napkin; 2) a quick dip in the pool (you do have a pool, enclosed and heated is the only way to go); or 3) you can simply hose your guests down after they've eaten finger food or just before dessert (cherries jubilee, was it?).
A formal black-tie and evening gown affair of the culinary kind is not the place for finger food! One does not, unless his name is WJC, want to risk staining a "lady's" dress. Nor do you want to subject a "lady" to situaton which subjects her to staining her fingers or nails with Big Bubba's B-B-Q Sauce. A refined "lady" simply should not SUCK on her fingers and thumbs either at fancy functions or in public, and you do not want to be guilty of putting any "lady" in a position which requires compromising ethics for necessary practicality resulting from your lack of proper concern regarding how she has to feed from the the slop bucket at your shindig.
Personally, I perfer a woman who has enough gumption to grab a chunk of meat in one hand and bottle of wine in the other. I would consider her to be a gal who knows what she wants and isn't backware about going after it. If she can hunt and fish, saddle and ride a spirited horse, shoot a hand gun and a rifle and actually hit the target a reasonable amount of the time, appreciates soft music and candle light, and can speak either English or Italian or German or French, well, that would certainly get my attention; what say you?
Hey CL B first let me get my damp cloth and cool off a bit from reading your Harlequin Romance Novel answer. Toche'!
If you serve these type dishes at a dinner party at home, it's best to have a small plate at each guests place, then serve damp wash cloths rolled up and warmed, placed on a serving tray with a tong to each guest as the entre begins. Have extra and place the tray in the center of the table. As the Host/Hostess, wipe your hands with one and place it on the little plate, and this will indicate to your guests where they are to put the used cloths. It's an elegant way to handle a messy situation for your guests, and it might also keep your holiday napkins from getting stained with sauce.
