On Mon 29 Jun 2009 12:55:33a, Omelet told us...

> I personally like to send dinner guests home with leftovers so always
> make sure I have some of those "disposable" containers on hand prior to
> cooking. The relatives especially. I sent them home with more
> leftovers than I kept for dad and I yesterday, including some of my clam
> dip.
>
> They always seem to appreciate me doing this, and heaven knows there are
> tons of leftovers from holiday dinners! Yesterday was not a holiday,
> but I just felt like grilling and when I grill, I tend to grill a LOT
> since my coals last so long when I do a wood fire. Wood fires last a
> whole lot longer than charcoal fires! Sometimes up to 12 hours...
>
> Anyone else send dinner guests home with "doggy bags"?

It depends totally on what I've cooked. I won't send main dish items
unless they taste as good reheated as they did originally. That often
limits it a lot. I will almost always send dessert portions home with
guests, since most hold up extremely well.

On the recipient end, I gracefully turn down offers of food to take home
for the same reasons.

I'm not overly fond of leftovers in general, mine or others.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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To the old saying that man built the house but woman made of it a
"home" might be added the modern supplement that woman accepted
cooking as a chore but man has made of it a recreation. ~Emily Post