Soup Slurping
Listen. There's a soup slurper at the table and it could be you! ;-)
Do you know what a soup slurper sounds like?
SLUUUUUURRRP, SLUUUUUURPPPPP, UUUUUSPLAAAASH., SHWISSSSSSHHHHH . . .
.
No one should hear you eat soup. Or sip soup. Don't zip soup either
into your mouth. You might miss and then you would be both a soup slurper
and soup slopper, too.
Rules for Mannerly Soup Consumption
- Never stir your soup if it is too hot. Don't add ice cubes either.
You wouldn't do that, would you?
- When the soup is cool enough to eat, take your soup spoon (rounder
and a little bigger than a teaspoon) and skim the liquid from the top of
the soup going away from you with the spoon. Don't go searching around
the bottom of the soup plate, cup, or bowl for the goodies (chunks of meat,
fish, and veggies, if there are any). Be patient. You'll get to them later.
- Lift the spoon carefully up to your mouth. Do not bring your mouth
down just over the bowl. You may lean a bit forward over the bowl, but
don't slouch down as if you are trying to have the soup warm your face
up.
- Put the spoon softly to your mouth, tipping the spoon so that the liquid
and other goodies go into your mouth. Do not put the entire spoon into
your mouth. Do not suck the liquid and goodies off the spoon. The sluurrppppp,
remember?
- Don't pick up the bowl and drink the from it.
- When you are finished with your soup, you may leave the soup spoon
in the soup plate. Some people will tell you not to leave the spoon there,
but it's okay if you have a big soup plate. You don't need to place it
on the service plate that is set under the soup plate. However, if you
have a small soup bowl or cup, and the spoon looks like it might be a weapon
of destruction to clean clothing, place the spoon on the service dish that
is under the soup bowl or cup. Common sense, you recall, is the rule.
- Don't worry over others who slurp soup. Maybe it annoys you, but it's
better not to mention this. Just make sure you are not a soup slurper.
"Soup Slurpers No More" Activities
Have a friend help you make a video of your excellent soup manners.
Put parts of the video into a computer presentation on "How to Avoid
Being a Soup Slurper."
Plan a soup party with your family during which you practice your good
soup eating manners.
