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What To Know About The Seriously Sweet Love Of Dunking

Do you dunk or drown? Is dunking an etiquette faux pas?

We’re having a great debate and looking for you to break the tie.

–Meredith, Cincinnati, Ohio

To dunk or not to dunk? Dunking is a sweet debate.
Put simply, dunking is a messy game. Kids drowning graham crackers in their milk is one thing, in an grownup setting it’s messy business.
  • Recently a poll of 600 adults, discovered that 52% thought it was bad manners.
  • You better watch out if you’re ever thinking about dunking a biscuit in an English tea room, because you could well be asked to leave.
  • You may even see a sign such as this:

The un-savoury habit of dunking biscuits is strictly prohibited and will result in you being asked to leave the tea rooms.

Feasibly such an offense as dunking would insult any hostess anywhere. When you’re a guest it is quite simply not considerate.
  • Who wants to fish out the dregs at the bottom of your cup after you’ve gone home.

Let’s face it, you can’t not make a mess dunking. If you must dunk, be sure that what you’re dunking is sturdy enough to save itself from drowning.

~Didi

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