Editing Supper (section)

==Modern usage==
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In modern usage "supper" may refer to, on largely class-based distinctions, either a late-evening snack (working- and middle-class usage) or else to make a distinction between "supper" as an informal family meal (which would be eaten in the kitchen or family dining room) as opposed to "dinner", especially as a "dinner party", a generally grander affair with guests from outside the household, which would be eaten in the best dining room.<ref>{{cite book |last=Post |first=Emily |title=Etiquette: the blue book of social usage |year=1945 |publisher=Funk & Wagnalls |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4FPuAAAAMAAJ |edition=10th |page=375}}</ref>

[[File:Wedding Supper - Martin van Meytens - Google Cultural Institute.jpg|thumbnail|''Wedding Supper'' by [[Martin van Meytens]] depicts the moment when the dessert is served, at the wedding of [[Princess Isabella of Parma]] and [[Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor]], on 5 October 1760, at [[Hofburg Palace]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/wedding-supper/8wGaVfLW0exl6A|title=Wedding Supper |access-date=9 December 2015}}</ref>]]

Different cultures can usually bring supper to the table at different times. For example, According to [[The Daily Meal]], in [[Norway]] it is customary to start eating at about four in the afternoon and in Australia between five and seven in the evening.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vaitiekunas |first=Dainius |date=2023-06-10 |title=The Typical Dinner Times In 12 Countries Around The World |url=https://www.thedailymeal.com/1310452/typical-dinner-times-around-world/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=The Daily Meal |language=en-US}}</ref> In South African English, ''supper'' is used for the main evening meal, and ''dinner'' tends to be reserved for a formal meal.

===North America===
The distinction between dinner and supper was common in North American farming communities into the 20th century, especially in the Midwest and the [[American South]], though today, most Americans consider the two synonyms and strongly prefer the term dinner for the evening meal. During [[World War II]], rations in the U.S. military were still divided into breakfast, dinner, and supper, using the traditional designations for meals. In most parts of the United States and Canada today, "supper" and "dinner" are considered synonyms (although supper is a more antiquated term). 

In [[Saskatchewan]], and much of [[Atlantic Canada]], "supper" means the main meal of the day, usually served in the late afternoon, while "dinner" is served around noon. "Dinner" is used in some areas, such as [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], to describe the noon meal as well as special meals, such as "Thanksgiving dinner", "Flipper dinner" or "Christmas dinner", the evening meal being "supper". The word "supper" is also regionally reserved for harvest meals put on by churches and other community organizations: "fowl suppers" or "fall suppers" (featuring turkey) are common in Canada; "pancake suppers" given by church groups were once a tradition in the United States; and "bean suppers" (featuring baked beans) were traditional in [[New England]] and especially the state of [[Maine]].<ref>"[http://umaine.edu/folklife/research-and-exhibits/research/foodways-research-a-taste-of-maine/ Research – Foodways Research: A Taste of Maine]". The University of Maine Folklife Center. Retrieved September 8, 2013.</ref>

===British Isles===
In Scotland, the traditional British dish of [[fish and chips]] is known as a "fish supper". In this context, supper refers to a meal typically enjoyed in the evening, consisting of a main course accompanied by thick-cut [[french fries|chips]]. In place of the fish, it may also feature other items, such as [[deep-fried pizza#Scotland|deep-fried pizza]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-23 |title=The fish supper is a Scottish cultural phenomenon |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/23071454.fish-supper-scottish-cultural-phenomenon/ |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=HeraldScotland |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" />