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Potluck, not for me
I never understood the concept of potluck parties. Everyone attending is suppose to bring a dish to share with whatever number of people the host estimates may attend. Being a single man, if I get invited to a potluck with 15 people, am I suppose to bring enough entree or dessert for 15 people?
Potlucks are never fare, there are the lazy and cheap people who bring chips or prepared food and on the other hand you have the people who bring expensive salads and such delectable items like smoked salmon entrees. Then there are people who bring nothing to potlucks, they are usually the couples with 5 kids, what a deal for them. I find it ironic I can buy a delicious plate lunch for under $10.00 at many decent establishments. After-all why should a single person at a potluck be required to bring enough food for 15-20 people?
Potlucks were originally intended so the host was not out a lot of money. However I feel they are unhealthy. You do not know the condition where each guest prepared the meals. One guest may have prepared their contribution on a diaper changing table. Someone else may not practice proper Hygiene and someone else may not know to keep the mayonnaise refrigerated, this could easily lead to many guests contacting a variety of food poisonings.
In my day, when I was a couple and owned a business we had many parties that were always hosted by us. When I attended parties they were hosted by the host. Although not billed as potlucks I always brought something for the host, a bottle of wine, something from the garden or a nice gourmet dessert.
I was taught when you have a party you are the provider, not asking guests to be the provider. I know people who sponsor potlucks just so they can live off the leftovers of everyone's labor.labor. Remember that restaurant food has to pass FDA guidelines to safeguard patrons from diseases such as e.coli, botulism and salmonella.
I would much prefer to buy a fresh plate lunch, at one of the local Chinese, Thai or Korean restaurants and go to the beach with my dog and a friend or two than attend a potluck with food made at who knows where? Restaurants need to pass inspections, there are no inspections for your friend who makes pickled picks feet in his garage.
Potluck sounds like something that a stoner might say if they found someones stash, "Potluck" Foe me potluck is just that, your testing your luck on whether you get food poisoning or don't. My monies on the traditional plate lunch with FDA approval.
Potluck, some luck, a little luck or no luck, I'll take my chances on no potluck, did I mention I don't like potlucks?
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27 comments:
...and did I mention kids usually eat first, so everything is a mess by the time you get to the potluck buffet.
I say if 15 people brought food for 15 people half of it get thrown away. my rule is enough for family plus 5....if it 20 or 25 people same rule applies. in your case the number is always 6.....when dinner?
I prefer to call it a good way to being social equality. Those who have more can bring more, and some eat that bring nothing... Why should the government be the only place this is practiced?
"bring" not "being"....but imagine it just about says the same thing
I'm with Steven sometime eating and typing correctly are fails but we all understand together. I've seen 15 hot dogs not feed 6 ...go figure....
It's the organizers who mistakenly allow kids first, especially if it's unsupervisored. There is no such rule, just as there is no contribution size rule unless you're with people you'd probably rather not be with! Again, it's the people; not the potluck!
I understand the giving part and all that, it's more the hygienic part, all those people and all those hands not knowing where they've been. and if there is some nut case at the potluck he could slip some weird narcotic in the food?
Of course you can always trust the kitchen help in resturants? Public eating is a matter of trust, anywhere.
You're not expected to bring enough for everybody! Just bring any amount, & if there are lots of people, there will be lots of people bringing stuff & plenty for everyone even if one person's dish doesn't feed everyone.
Steve, at least restaurants need to be inspected, peoples homes are not. I am serious, I have seen folks preparing food on the same table they change their babies diapers. Harmony, that might be true, but these people all talk, when your not around they say, did you that cheapskate who only brought a bag of chips, yet eats for four! Believe they talk, talk talk. nothing else to do on Kauai...
"Sounds like your hitting too many potlucks if their starting to talk about ya... lol"
actually haven't been to a potluck in at least 2 years... I just don't like them... I like a more organized menu.
do you know i was actually invited to a potluck wedding, the people did not want to spend money on their own wedding... I am surprised they didn't carpool to their own wedding. ironically their rich parents, and i mean rich came form another country and stayed in the nicest hotel on the island and sent their daughter off on an elaborate honeymoon and gave the couple a huge down payment on a home, yet they could not splurge on their wedding day, oy vey!
It kind of depends on the occasion whether or not I like them. How about for Thanksgivng?
Doesn't matter what holiday, just don't care for potlucks...
Last one I was at was a week ago. Ate smoked salmon, wild goat stew, moose roast, and went home with a gift of some smoked deer meat that tastes like bacon. Was very good, and doubt there was any disgruntled dishwasher spitting in any of it.. (-:
Steve, that's in Alaska, Hawaii is different...
I'll have what Steve had!
Ha. We're both different than the other 48.
Yes, the two states that stand alone, Alaska were the weather is cold and the people are warm, and Hawaii where the weather is warm and the people are... never mind...
Ha ha ha. I...never mind.
I'm glad you didn't finish that sentence.
It really depends on the nature of the potluck. We have them at work occasionally, where we all have training in health and disease prevention. And we like it that the people who can't cook bring the chips and pop and the people who CAN cook bring the great stuff!
At my home, no one is allowed to bring stuff, unless specifically requested. (My friend Carolyn Fermoyle will bring the apple pie that I can't make due to allergies. )
right on sandy!
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