- Remove all glasses and dIshware front the table.
- Place standard accessories, such as candles, on a tray, not a chair.
- Fold the soiled cloth back about one fourth of its length.
- Fold it onto the table, but do not show any of the surface underneath.
- Place the clean tablecloth over the folded portion of the soiled cloth.
- With the seam down, drop the end of the new cloth so that it is opened one fold and hangs over the end of the table.
- Using both hands, hold the two corners of both the clean and soiled cloths. Pull them toward the end of the table.
- When you reach the other end of the table, let go of the cloth corners.
- Grasp the hanging corners of the soiled cloth and bring them to the other corners of the folded cloth.
- Neatly fold the soiled cloth again, making sure the trapped crumbs do not fall onto the floor.
- Hold an corners and drop the top edge of the new cloth over the table. Do not let go of the corners of the soiled cloth.
- Place the cloth on the tray.
- Before placing the soiled linen in a linen bag, empty the crumbs in a lined trash can in the back of the food service operation.
Steps to Change a Tablecloth
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