On Sat, 17 Mar 2018 07:57:44 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Saturday, March 17, 2018 at 9:13:10 AM UTC-5, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
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>> In the USA a "recepton" where the food is being contributed by some or
>> all of the guests or attendees, it can easily be construed as a
>> potluck. It doesn't matter whether its comprised of appetizes, main
>> dishes or desserts. If it's catered or all provided by one source
>> (family, company, etc.) then it's simply a reception of some sort.
>> There are numerous references on the Internet to "potluck receptionss".
>> Regardless of what Tert calls it, in my book it still sounds like a
>> potluck.
>>
>>
>Maybe I'm wrong but I've always considered any reception, get together,
>gathering, etc. when you are requested to bring a dish of your choosing
>a potluck. If he's told to bring a specific dish, and you're told to
>bring a specific dish, Jill is told to bring a specific dish, Cheri is
>also told to bring a certain dish, and I'm told to bring a certain dish,
>then no, I would not call that a potluck.

In Upstate NY when a church celebrates something and all its
parishiners/sheeple bring a dish they call that a "Feed". I've
attended a few but most of the food is not cooked, typically a lot of
salads and plenty sandwiches made with cheapo bologna and Kraft
singles, There's yallow mustard and mayo. Salads are tossed garden,
slaws, tater, and pasta.. only thing is to me all are inedable 'cause
they load em up with raw onyun. Some bring a large tureen of
excellent baked beans. Dont get me wrong, I like raw onion in a
garden salad, only not when it was prepped the night before and the
onyun reeks... I do not appreciate onyun in slaws, tater, and pasta
salads... 'specially when prepped the day before. They do set out
huge tubs of ice filled with soft drinks and brewskis. They set up
tables in the church side yard, saw horses and plywood, with
mismatched tablecloths, any passerbys are welcome... an Upstate Feed
has lots of food. Oh, and a lot of baked items too... I'm not much
for pies (I detest pie crust) but I can pig out on sticky buns. My
third wife was from upstate NY, Little Falls, her family lived there
so we visited often and attended many Feeds. Only thing I miss about
her are her sticky buns.