There are a number of finger foods that may be eaten with the fingers once they have been taken off the serving plate and placed on your own plate. Examples of these include: artichoke, asparagus, bread, bacon, chips, celery, carrots, corn on the cob, cookies, crackers, fried chicken, hors d'Oeuvres, olives, sandwiches, small fruits, radishes, and other like items.
French fries should be eaten with a fork if they are small or the soft wide type. The crispy critters can be eaten by hand.
Whole fish should be eaten by first slicing off the head and placing it to the side of the plate. Then hold the fish firmly with the fork and use the tip of the knife under the end of the backbone and lift out with the aid of the fork. Remove the skeleton and cut the remainder in small pieces.
A baked potato, if in foil, can be eaten by first cutting the foil and then spreading it with the knife and fork or the fingers. The foil should not be removed, nor should it be made into a ball and tossed around the table.
Butter for corn on the cob should be spread with a knife, rather than spinning over the stick of butter.
Special forks are usually brought with lobster or crab for eating the meat. The fingers can be used to crack the shells and remove the meat.