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#Post#: 41916--------------------------------------------------
Re: Thanksgiving Potluck.
By: TootsNYC Date: November 13, 2019, 11:15 am
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[quote author=Hmmm link=topic=1398.msg41899#msg41899
date=1573655582]
Does your dish look like this?
HTML https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-cranberry-sauce-serving-set-1695464364
My mom had one. She only ever used it for cranberry sauce.
Growing up I just figured it was the only thing she served that
needed this shape. Years later I was at a antique store and saw
one in a box like this one and it was the first time I realized
it was actually a cranberry serving set.
Looking online to find this image, it looks like there were
similar ones that were silver plated.
[/quote]
I HAVE THAT VERY SPOON! I took it from my parents' stash as we
were cleaning out the house.
I remembered that I always associated it with cranberry jelly in
the can shape, but I assumed that it was just a lucky accident
that it worked so well with it.
And I think we had that rectangular plate as well, though I
didn't see it there.
I agree with those who say it's a potLUCK.
And that there's no requirement or guarantee that anything be
something you like.
I do think that if you have vegetarians or vegans, it's good to
have a signup or reminder that prompts people to provide
something they can eat.
#Post#: 41919--------------------------------------------------
Re: Thanksgiving Potluck.
By: Dazi Date: November 13, 2019, 11:57 am
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[quote author=lowspark link=topic=1398.msg41897#msg41897
date=1573653365]
[quote author=Dazi link=topic=1398.msg41880#msg41880
date=1573611927]
A person can bring whatever they want to a potluck barring
agreeing to bring a specifically made item. They shouldn't get
offended if the item is not well received either. Ex: an
ex-coworker got peeved when her mac and cheese 1. was not eaten
and then 2. dumped in the garbage. The reason? NUTMEG does not
freaking belong in mac and cheese. Everybody hated it.
[/quote]
Did they at least allow her the option of taking it home at the
end of the day before they threw it away?
[/quote] people were dumping their individual portions, not her
entire dish in the garbage
#Post#: 41929--------------------------------------------------
Re: Thanksgiving Potluck.
By: DaDancingPsych Date: November 13, 2019, 1:09 pm
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[quote author=Dazi link=topic=1398.msg41919#msg41919
date=1573667848]
[quote author=lowspark link=topic=1398.msg41897#msg41897
date=1573653365]
[quote author=Dazi link=topic=1398.msg41880#msg41880
date=1573611927]
A person can bring whatever they want to a potluck barring
agreeing to bring a specifically made item. They shouldn't get
offended if the item is not well received either. Ex: an
ex-coworker got peeved when her mac and cheese 1. was not eaten
and then 2. dumped in the garbage. The reason? NUTMEG does not
freaking belong in mac and cheese. Everybody hated it.
[/quote]
Did they at least allow her the option of taking it home at the
end of the day before they threw it away?
[/quote] people were dumping their individual portions, not her
entire dish in the garbage
[/quote]
Then she really has nothing to complain about. I mean, it would
be rude to monitor what people are eating or not eating. I still
would attempt to be sensitive to her feelings and not toss it in
front of her face, but learning that your coworkers are not into
nutmac and cheese is valuable information.
#Post#: 41944--------------------------------------------------
Re: Thanksgiving Potluck.
By: TootsNYC Date: November 13, 2019, 2:02 pm
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Though I did once get kind of mad at a girl at the church youth
group who took 4 chocolate chip cookies and threw all but half
of one away.
There was nothing weird about my choc.chip cookies; they were
their normal delicious selves. Mostly I was grumpy that she took
that many if she had any idea that she wasn't going to like
them.
She could have come and gotten more; I always had plenty.
#Post#: 41947--------------------------------------------------
Re: Thanksgiving Potluck.
By: Runningstar Date: November 13, 2019, 2:37 pm
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[quote author=Hmmm link=topic=1398.msg41899#msg41899
date=1573655582]
[quote author=Runningstar link=topic=1398.msg41877#msg41877
date=1573609836]
[quote author=lakey link=topic=1398.msg41865#msg41865
date=1573601741]
[quote]the insistence on keeping the can's ridges intact amuse
me--but I love my recipe and wouldn't change it for a
potluck.[/quote]
This amused me. I serve two kinds of cranberries, the orange and
cranberry relish, and the canned jelly. And, yes, I want that
jelly to plop out of the can, holding its shape and having the
ridges.
Anyway, in my experience with potlucks, there is always so much
food that there are plenty of choices for anyone.
[/quote]
I have a very old and dainty glass serving dish that was made
specifically for the canned cranberry sauce! It has a special
serving utensil (which I can no longer find). It was my
grandmothers.
[/quote]
Does your dish look like this?
HTML https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-cranberry-sauce-serving-set-1695464364
My mom had one. She only ever used it for cranberry sauce.
Growing up I just figured it was the only thing she served that
needed this shape. Years later I was at a antique store and saw
one in a box like this one and it was the first time I realized
it was actually a cranberry serving set.
Looking online to find this image, it looks like there were
similar ones that were silver plated.
[/quote]
No - mine is really thin glass that curves upwards. I have to
find it soon for TD, and if I can figure out how to post a
picture on here I'll do it! But - that spoon is very similar
except for the shape, maybe it still exists here somewhere.
#Post#: 41954--------------------------------------------------
Re: Thanksgiving Potluck.
By: Gellchom Date: November 13, 2019, 3:29 pm
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[quote author=TootsNYC link=topic=1398.msg41944#msg41944
date=1573675368]
Though I did once get kind of mad at a girl at the church youth
group who took 4 chocolate chip cookies and threw all but half
of one away.
There was nothing weird about my choc.chip cookies; they were
their normal delicious selves. Mostly I was grumpy that she took
that many if she had any idea that she wasn't going to like
them.
She could have come and gotten more; I always had plenty.
[/quote]
I once hosted a youth group (my husband is clergy) for a dinner
at our house. I hadn't had to cook or provide anything, it was
all sent over, but we were supervising. It drove me crazy to
see abandoned plates with entire, untouched pieces of chicken on
them -- not even one bite -- that were going to have to go into
the garbage. (Other food, too, but I am especially sensitive
about throwing away meat, which was a living creature, even
though I am not vegetarian). Anyway, I explained to the kids
that the untaken leftover food was going to go to a homeless
shelter, and what was on their plates couldn't. They could eat
the whole lot if they wanted, and welcome, but spoiling what
they weren't even going to taste wasn't just wasteful, it meant
taking food away from hungry people. So I assume I was out of
line for noticing what others ate, let alone commenting on it,
but I'm not sorry I did it. I bet at least one of them
remembered it and was more thoughtful about food waste in the
future.
#Post#: 41955--------------------------------------------------
Re: Thanksgiving Potluck.
By: lowspark Date: November 13, 2019, 3:32 pm
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[quote author=Hmmm link=topic=1398.msg41899#msg41899
date=1573655582]
[quote author=Runningstar link=topic=1398.msg41877#msg41877
date=1573609836]
[quote author=lakey link=topic=1398.msg41865#msg41865
date=1573601741]
[quote]the insistence on keeping the can's ridges intact amuse
me--but I love my recipe and wouldn't change it for a
potluck.[/quote]
This amused me. I serve two kinds of cranberries, the orange and
cranberry relish, and the canned jelly. And, yes, I want that
jelly to plop out of the can, holding its shape and having the
ridges.
Anyway, in my experience with potlucks, there is always so much
food that there are plenty of choices for anyone.
[/quote]
I have a very old and dainty glass serving dish that was made
specifically for the canned cranberry sauce! It has a special
serving utensil (which I can no longer find). It was my
grandmothers.
[/quote]
Does your dish look like this?
HTML https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-cranberry-sauce-serving-set-1695464364
My mom had one. She only ever used it for cranberry sauce.
Growing up I just figured it was the only thing she served that
needed this shape. Years later I was at a antique store and saw
one in a box like this one and it was the first time I realized
it was actually a cranberry serving set.
Looking online to find this image, it looks like there were
similar ones that were silver plated.
[/quote]
Love that box! It's so 60s!
#Post#: 41956--------------------------------------------------
Re: Thanksgiving Potluck.
By: lowspark Date: November 13, 2019, 3:36 pm
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[quote author=Dazi link=topic=1398.msg41919#msg41919
date=1573667848]
[quote author=lowspark link=topic=1398.msg41897#msg41897
date=1573653365]
[quote author=Dazi link=topic=1398.msg41880#msg41880
date=1573611927]
A person can bring whatever they want to a potluck barring
agreeing to bring a specifically made item. They shouldn't get
offended if the item is not well received either. Ex: an
ex-coworker got peeved when her mac and cheese 1. was not eaten
and then 2. dumped in the garbage. The reason? NUTMEG does not
freaking belong in mac and cheese. Everybody hated it.
[/quote]
Did they at least allow her the option of taking it home at the
end of the day before they threw it away?
[/quote] people were dumping their individual portions, not her
entire dish in the garbage
[/quote]
Duh! Why didn't I figure that out? LOL I pictured them just
dumping the whole dish.
But yeah, it's rude to notice what other people are eating or
not eating. Or at least to comment on it. I might notice if no
one liked my dish and make a note not to bring it again, but I'd
keep my mouth shut about it!
#Post#: 41957--------------------------------------------------
Re: Thanksgiving Potluck.
By: Rose Red Date: November 13, 2019, 3:38 pm
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[quote author=Gellchom link=topic=1398.msg41954#msg41954
date=1573680576]
[quote author=TootsNYC link=topic=1398.msg41944#msg41944
date=1573675368]
Though I did once get kind of mad at a girl at the church youth
group who took 4 chocolate chip cookies and threw all but half
of one away.
There was nothing weird about my choc.chip cookies; they were
their normal delicious selves. Mostly I was grumpy that she took
that many if she had any idea that she wasn't going to like
them.
She could have come and gotten more; I always had plenty.
[/quote]
I once hosted a youth group (my husband is clergy) for a dinner
at our house. I hadn't had to cook or provide anything, it was
all sent over, but we were supervising. It drove me crazy to
see abandoned plates with entire, untouched pieces of chicken on
them -- not even one bite -- that were going to have to go into
the garbage. (Other food, too, but I am especially sensitive
about throwing away meat, which was a living creature, even
though I am not vegetarian). Anyway, I explained to the kids
that the untaken leftover food was going to go to a homeless
shelter, and what was on their plates couldn't. They could eat
the whole lot if they wanted, and welcome, but spoiling what
they weren't even going to taste wasn't just wasteful, it meant
taking food away from hungry people. So I assume I was out of
line for noticing what others ate, let alone commenting on it,
but I'm not sorry I did it. I bet at least one of them
remembered it and was more thoughtful about food waste in the
future.
[/quote]
That bugs me about buffets. People load plates and plates and
find they can't finish. It's a buffet! It's endless! They're not
even taking, say, all the crab legs. Platefuls of cheap stuff.
#Post#: 41961--------------------------------------------------
Re: Thanksgiving Potluck.
By: TootsNYC Date: November 13, 2019, 3:57 pm
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[quote author=Gellchom link=topic=1398.msg41954#msg41954
date=1573680576]
I once hosted a youth group (my husband is clergy) for a dinner
at our house. I hadn't had to cook or provide anything, it was
all sent over, but we were supervising. It drove me crazy to
see abandoned plates with entire, untouched pieces of chicken on
them -- not even one bite -- that were going to have to go into
the garbage. (Other food, too, but I am especially sensitive
about throwing away meat, which was a living creature, even
though I am not vegetarian). Anyway, I explained to the kids
that the untaken leftover food was going to go to a homeless
shelter, and what was on their plates couldn't. They could eat
the whole lot if they wanted, and welcome, but spoiling what
they weren't even going to taste wasn't just wasteful, it meant
taking food away from hungry people. So I assume I was out of
line for noticing what others ate, let alone commenting on it,
but I'm not sorry I did it. I bet at least one of them
remembered it and was more thoughtful about food waste in the
future.
[/quote]
I think when it's a youth group, you sort of have an obligation
to provide that kind of perspective.
(I didn't say anything to that girl, I just FELT grumpy)
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