sauceboats
Elongated pouring dishes
Sauceboats are elongated serving vessels designed to hold and pour sauces, typically gravy.
The shape—oval with a spout at one end and a handle at the other—allows controlled pouring.
They often come with a matching saucer to catch drips.
She ladled gravy into the sauceboat and passed it around the table.
Thickened meat drippings
- au jusIn its own drippings
- béarnaiseTarragon-flavored emulsion sauce
- hollandaiseEmulsified butter-egg sauce
- béchamelMilk-thickened flour sauce
reduction · roux · stock · drippings · custard · cream sauce · velouté · mint sauce
Formal celebratory meal
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- formal dinnerCeremonial evening meal
- buffetSelf-service meal display
- sideboardFurniture for dishes and linens
carving · table setting · place setting · dinner service · entertaining · hospitality · dinner party · holiday meal
Fine ceramic tableware
- bone chinaCalcium-ash ceramic ware
- glazeThin lustrous coating
- kilnOven for hardening clay
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
pottery · translucent · kaolin · bisque · cobalt blue · chinoiserie · underglaze · overglaze
Spouted dishes for drippings
- ladlesDeep spoons for serving
- tureensCovered dishes for soup
- plattersLarge serving dishes
- creamersCoffee-lightening additives
sugar bowls · butter dishes · pitchers · serving dishes · chargers · saltcellars · trivets · decanters
gravy
Thickened meat drippings
- au jusIn its own drippings
- béarnaiseTarragon-flavored emulsion sauce
- hollandaiseEmulsified butter-egg sauce
béchamel · reduction · roux · stock · drippings · custard · cream sauce · velouté · mint sauce · cranberry sauce
banquet
Formal celebratory meal
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- formal dinnerCeremonial evening meal
- buffetSelf-service meal display
sideboard · carving · table setting · place setting · dinner service · entertaining · hospitality · dinner party · holiday meal · Thanksgiving
china
Fine ceramic tableware
- bone chinaCalcium-ash ceramic ware
- glazeThin lustrous coating
- kilnOven for hardening clay
ceramics · pottery · translucent · kaolin · bisque · cobalt blue · chinoiserie · underglaze · overglaze · Wedgwood
gravy boats
Spouted dishes for drippings
creamers · sugar bowls · butter dishes · pitchers · serving dishes · chargers · saltcellars · trivets · decanters · crockery