Read the passage from Elizabethan Ettiquette.

Sometimes guests brought their own knives and spoons,

and sometimes they were furnished by the host. If not

eating something soft or soupy that required a spoon,

people ate with their fingers, using their knives only to take

food from the main serving plattehand to cut it when

necessary. The knife was placed on the right side of the

trencher, and the bread was on the left. Cups were not

placed on the table. If a guest wanted a drink, he or she

would ask a servant, who would bring them a cup that was kept on a side table or sometimes in a cool bath of water. When the guest finished drinking they would return the cup to the servant, who would rinse it out, making it ready for the next guest.

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Hadassah

14 June, 03:59

Read the passage from Elizabethan Ettiquette.

Sometimes guests brought their own knives and spoons,

and sometimes they were furnished by the host. If not

eating something soft or soupy that required a spoon,

people ate with their fingers, using their knives only to take

food from the main serving plattehand to cut it when

necessary. The knife was placed on the right side of the

trencher, and the bread was on the left. Cups were not

placed on the table. If a guest wanted a drink, he or she

would ask a servant, who would bring them a cup that was kept on a side table or sometimes in a cool bath of water. When the guest finished drinking they would return the cup to the servant, who would rinse it out, making it ready for the next guest.

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Andrew · Answer 1

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Explanation:

based on the passage, the reader can infer that there was a shortage on table wear. this is evident from the statement "sometimes guests brought their own knives and spoons" and "when the guest finished drinking they would return the cup to the servant, who would rinse it out, making it ready for the next guest".