Supper - Wikipedia

The modern usage of "supper" varies considerably; sometimes supper is still used to describe a light snack or meal in the evening, either after or instead of ... Supper FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Eveningmeal PartofaseriesonMeals Meals Suhur Breakfast Secondbreakfast Elevenses Brunch Lunch Tea Tiffin Dinner Supper Iftar Siuyeh Snack Combinationmeal Kids'meal Valuemeal Componentsandcourses Fullcoursedinner Tastingmenu Amuse-bouche Horsd'oeuvre Soup Entrée Roast Maincourse Salad Sidedish Entremet Dessert Mealpreparation Relatedconcepts Àlacarte Banquet Buffet Cuisine list Drink Eating Food Grazing Historyofbreakfast Kamayan Tabled'hôte Tablemanners Tablesetting vte Supperwasoriginallyasecondarylightereveningmeal.Themainmealoftheday,calleddinner,usedtobeservedclosertowhatisknownaslunchtime,aroundthemiddleoftheday,butcreptlateroverthecenturies,mostlyoverthecourseofthe19thcentury.Whendinnerwasstillattheearlytime,eatingalightersupperintheeveningwasverycommon;itwasnotalwaysthelastmealoftheday,astheremightbeatealater.Reflectingthetypicalcustomof17thcenturyelites,LouisXIVdinedatnoon,withasupperat10p.m.[1]Evenwhendinnerwasintheearlyevening,supperwasservedat,oronreturnfrom,aball,andmightbeafterothereveningexcursions.AtanEnglishballin1791,supperwasservedto140guestsat1:00a.m.[2]Theywouldallhavehaddinnerathomemanyhoursearlier,beforecomingout.Other,grander,ballsservedsupperevenlater,upto3:30a.m.,ataLondonballgivenin1811bytheDuchessofBedford.[3] Themodernusageof"supper"variesconsiderably;sometimessupperisstillusedtodescribealightsnackormealintheevening,eitherafterorinsteadofdinner,butoftenitreplacesdinnerasthetermforthemaineveningmeal. Contents 1Etymology 2Modernusage 2.1NorthAmerica 3Seealso 4References 5Externallinks Etymology[edit] ThetermisderivedfromtheFrenchsouper,whichisusedforthismealinCanadianFrench,SwissFrench,andinBelgianFrench.Itisrelatedtosoup.ItisalsorelatedtotheScandinavianwordsforsoup,soppaorsuppeandtheGermanwordforsoup,Suppe.TheOxfordEnglishDictionary,however,suggeststhattheroot,sup,remainsobscureinorigin.[4] Modernusage[edit] WeddingSupperbyMartinvanMeytensdepictsthemomentwhenthedessertisserved,attheweddingofPrincessIsabellaofParmaandJosephII,HolyRomanEmperor,on5October1760,atHofburgPalace.[5] Inmodernusage,"supper"mayreferto,onlargelyclass-baseddistinctions,eitheralate-eveningsnack(working-andmiddle-classusage)orelsetomakeadistinctionbetween"supper"asaninformalfamilymeal(whichwouldbeeateninthekitchenorfamilydiningroom)asopposedto"dinner",especiallyasa"dinnerparty",agenerallygranderaffairwithguestsfromoutsidethehousehold,whichwouldbeeateninthebestdiningroom.[6] NorthAmerica[edit] ThedistinctionbetweendinnerandsupperwascommoninNorthAmericanfarmingcommunitiesintothetwentiethcentury,especiallyintheMid-WestandtheAmericanSouth,thoughtoday,mostAmericansconsiderthetwosynonymsandstronglypreferthetermdinnerfortheeveningmeal.DuringWorldWarII,rationsintheU.S.militarywerestilldividedintobreakfast,dinner,andsupper,usingthetraditionaldesignationsformeals.InmostpartsoftheUnitedStatesandCanadatoday,"supper"and"dinner"areconsideredsynonyms(althoughsupperisamoreantiquatedterm).InSaskatchewan,andmuchofAtlanticCanada,"supper"meansthemainmealoftheday,usuallyservedinthelateafternoon,while"dinner"isservedaroundnoon."Dinner"isusedinsomeareas,suchasNewfoundlandandLabrador,todescribethenoonmealaswellasspecialmeals,suchas"Thanksgivingdinner","flipperdinner"or"Christmasdinner",theeveningmealbeing"supper".Theword"supper"isalsoregionallyreservedforharvestmealsputonbychurchesandothercommunityorganizations:"fowlsuppers"or"fallsuppers"(featuringturkey)arecommoninCanada;"pancakesuppers"givenbychurchgroupswereonceatraditionintheUnitedStates;and"beansuppers"(featuringbakedbeans)weretraditionalinNewEnglandandespeciallythestateofMaine.[7] Seealso[edit] Dinner LastSupper Supperclub References[edit] ^Strong,250 ^"FrancesBankes'ballatKingstonLacy19December1791(FromRegencyHistory)".RegencyHistory.net.Retrieved3January2014. ^Day,Ivan,"PrideandPrejudice-HavingaBall",FoodJottings ^"OxfordEnglishDictionary".OxfordUniversityPress.Retrieved17May2012. ^"WeddingSupper".Retrieved9December2015. ^Post,Emily(1945).Etiquette:thebluebookofsocialusage(10th ed.).Funk&Wagnalls.p. 375. ^"Research–FoodwaysResearch:ATasteofMaine".TheUniversityofMaineFolklifeCenter.RetrievedSeptember8,2013. Strong,Roy,Feast:AHistoryofGrandEating,2002,JonathanCape,ISBN 0224061380 Externallinks[edit] LookupsupperinWiktionary,thefreedictionary. vteMealsCommonmeals Suhur Breakfast Secondbreakfast Elevenses Brunch Lunch Merienda Iftar Tea Coffeebreak Dinner Supper Componentsandcourses Apéritifanddigestif Horsd'oeuvre Amuse-bouche Entrée Maincourse Sidedish Entremets Dessert Savoury Mealreplacement Snack Tableservice Buffet smörgåsbord Conveyorbeltsushi Dish Fingerfood Fullcoursedinner Platter Rodízio Serviceàlafrançaise Serviceàlarusse Silverservice Smallplates Tablereservation Presentation Alfresco Diningroom Eatingutensils Foodpresentation Garnish Nyotaimori Piècemontée Servingsize Tablesetting Tablecloth Tableware Dining Dresscode Tablemanners Eatingutensiletiquette Toast Waitingstaff Regionalstyles Anju Antipasto Cicchetti Banchan/Koreantabled'hôte Bandejapaisa Dastarkhān Dimsum/Yumcha Fika Izakaya/Sakana Kaiseki Meatandthree Meze Platelunch Pupuplatter Rijsttafel Sadhya Smörgåsbord Tapas Thali Tiffin Zakuski Packed Airlinemeal Bento Conveniencefood Dosirak Fastfood Fieldration Instantbreakfast Packedlunch Spacefood Take-out TVdinner Menusandmealdeals Àlacarte Blue-platespecial Combinationmeal Freelunch Freerefill Happyhour Kids'meal Schoolmeal Suspendedmeal Tabled'hôte Tastingmenu/Degustation Valuemeal Valuemenu Communalmeals Banquet Barbecue Commercium Communaldining Diningin Mangal Picnic Potluck Sittning Soupkitchen Statebanquet Supra Tableround Teaparty Cateringandfooddelivery Onlinefoodordering Ghostkitchen Mealdeliveryservice Virtualrestaurant Placestoeat Café Cafeteria Diningroom Foodtruck Inn Kitchen Mess Picnictable Restaurant Soupkitchen Streetfood Tavern Traiteur Related Coffeeculture Cook Cookbook Cooking Culinaryarts Cuisine outline Drink Eating Food Mealpreparation Outlineoffoodpreparation Salumeria Teaculture Category Commons Authoritycontrol:Nationallibraries Germany Israel UnitedStates Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Supper&oldid=1084769582" Categories:MealsDinnerHiddencategories:ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionmatchesWikidataUsedmydatesfromSeptember2017ArticleswithGNDidentifiersArticleswithJ9UidentifiersArticleswithLCCNidentifiers Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English Views ReadEditViewhistory More Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages AfrikaansالعربيةAsturianuAvañe'ẽBân-lâm-gúБеларускаяБеларуская(тарашкевіца)БългарскиBrezhonegCatalàЧӑвашлаCebuanoČeštinaChiShonaDanskDeutschEsperantoEuskaraفارسیFrançaisGalego한국어ՀայերենBahasaIndonesiaÍslenskaItalianoעבריתമലയാളംBahasaMelayuNederlands日本語NorskbokmålPolskiPortuguêsRomânăРусскийСахатылаShqipSuomiSvenskaTagalogไทยTürkçeУкраїнськаاردوTiếngViệt文言Winaray吴语ייִדיש粵語Žemaitėška中文 Editlinks