Far as I can tell, someone wrote:
> Story goes that Queen Victoria was hosting a political state dinner with
>the Raj of some large Indian state.
> He picked up the finger bowl (scented with floating rose petals) and
>proceeded to drink out of it, much to the chagrin of the aghast guests.

The way I heard it, the Queen sliced off a few tiny bits of beef and forked them onto
her bread palte, so everyone, while stunned, followed suit. She then placed it on
the floor for her little dog. and I'll bet she laughed her ass off that evening...