Jessica, when something is round like a pancake or waffle, cut across the middle and make it in to halves. Then, cut the other way, making it in to fourths. Don't like messy hands, don't eat. I have to cut messy stuff up for my kids all the time. You learn to get better at it, so that the mess isn't as bad. Practice makes perfect. If a sighted person is around and they don't like to see you cutting your food, ask them to do it for you, or tell them to shut their eyes and cut it yourself. Just my opinion. Shannon Wells On Jan 23, 2012, at 10:15 AM, jessica wrote:
> Hi. I am trying to cut the food for myself but I do not like cutting one > bight at a time. That is why I want to learn how to do it all at once. Wen I > try to cut from the edge in, Every time I make a cut a new edge is formed and > I can not tell what edge to cut from. I do not want to touch my food because > that makes my hands messy and other people do not like me touching my food. I > do not like touching my food either. When I try to hold the food from moving > with the fork I end up cutting the food out from under the fork and then it > moves around. I do not mean to offend you. That is just my feelings around > the situation. Sorry for the long email. > > sent from my BrailleNote > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <ajackson...@att.net > To: <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Date sent: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:05:24 -0500 > Subject: [CnD] cutting food. > > Hi, Jessica, > > Learning to cut food takes some practice. It's always best to start from the > edge and work in; if you are cutting it for yourself, perhaps cutting one > bite at a time would be easier. If you are cutting it for some one else, > such as a young child, you may need the help of a very clean finger to touch > the edge of the food and guide you to where to make the next cut. Using a > fork to hold the food in place also keeps it from sliding all over the plate. > > Hope this helps, > Alice > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
