Filed under: House guests are disgusting plebs
What is the matter with people? Why can’t so called civilised people use a spoon to get jam out of the jar?
Why do they have to use a knife? The same knife they’ve just used to spread butter on their toast!?
Seriously it’s disgusting when you look inside the jar and find blobs of mashed up jam combined with smears of butter and toast crumbs.
Why would you use a knife to scoop jam out of the jar? If you use a knife you have to stab away at the jam to get a bit on your knife and then it falls off so you rake up a bit more and before you know it you’ve got jam frappe going on.
Here’s the thing… Use a damn spoon! Select only what you need – so you don’t need to put any back in the jar and for heaven’s sake leave the remaining contents of the jar butter free and largely unmashed.
Peasants.
Dave
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Amen, brother.
Jam spoons are not for everyone. Some people are content with mashed up marmalade and jumbled up jam. Not me. No. I need a JAM SPOON.
Hmm, I’m betting you’re one of those people who has a special cheese knife too. And do you have a pinnie too . . .
I do have a pinnie and I’ve been wearing it this evening along with a pair of leg warmers and a bobble hat. Nothing else mind, just the pinnie, hat and leg warmers.
Oh and just in case you were wondering why, it’s just in case the Jehovah’s Witnesses decide to call round. Funnily enough they’re not so keen to stop and chat when I’m dressed like that.
And cheese knife? No. I have a cheese machete!
Note to self, use different spoons, knives etc or be on the safe side and just don’t eat at Selfish Bloggers house.
It’s just the Jam that’s the problem really. Other than that, I don’t really like other people using my toothbrush to clean the crusty skin between their toes. Other than those two things it’s pretty much a free for all.
My mum left me 8 sets of dishes for each meal and occasion…and lots of Community Plate Silver (for high tea) there were a number of sets of flatware also….all came with a jelly spoon, sugar spoon, tea spoons, a butter knife, cheese knife and bread spreading knives for each place setting.
I agree double dipping is disgusting…I have one child who can not abide the person who knocks off the curly cue on the whipped butter….but back washing into a drink is the worst….
I am much more relaxed about these things than my mum….why am I stuck with all these dishes…?
Good luck to you in getting the crumbs out of the jam
I’d quite like to have a special set of crockery but I haven’t got the room.
I love to see a well laid out table, they look so inviting. I always think I’m in line for a great meal when I see a nicely laid out table.
And back washing is pretty vile. Yuk.
Oh, and people who grope around in the butter or any other firm-ish spread. You are shunned from my home.
Well said! Those people need a check up from the neck up. I’ve seen people dragging forks through butter and magerine. You don’t want to see fork marks in your spread! What’s wrong with these people?!
Sorry to butt into your rant, but I have tagged you.
It’s only taken you about a year to do the last one so thought I’d better get in early.
It’s a far easier one this time. And right up your street. I hope x
At least it’s not the other way round.
I saw the tag earlier at your place. Very cool. I’ll enjoy this one… and don’t be surprised if I respsond within a week!