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When I suggest that it should be served in a bowl with a spoon, I am told that is not how pie should be served. What says Miss Manners?

So both fork and spoon should be provided when the dessert has both gooey and dry elements. They may be used separately or together, with the fork in the left hand and the spoon in the right.

Silver service is not difficult, if both spoon and fork are equally weighted. With your right hand (if you are right-handed), hold the fork between thumb and index finger.