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tert in seattle

writes:
>On Mon 19 Mar 2018 11:58:57a, Dave Smith told us...
>
>> On 2018-03-19 1:08 PM, tert in seattle wrote:
>>> writes:
>>>>
>>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On 3/17/2018 10:16 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>>>> On Sat 17 Mar 2018 07:04:22a, Nancy Young told us...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 3/17/2018 9:52 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Sat 17 Mar 2018 05:47:33a, Janet told us...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Actually you do.You requoted his original post. He
>>>>>>>>> never said it was a
>>>>>>>>> potluck, and it clearly is not. He said
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> " it's a reception that a bunch of people are
>>>>>>>>> chipping in items for
>>>>>>>>> I need to come up with some finger food / appetizer
>>>>>>>>> type stuff
>>>>>>>>> they are saying 25 pieces but they also say they
>>>>>>>>> aren't being very
>>>>>>>>> scientific about it desserts are the other option, so
>>>>>>>>> the finger food should be savory I think .any ideas?
>>>>>>>>> I'm at a loss"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> A rose by any other name.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I was wondering what I didn't know about potlucks that this
>>>>>>> didn't qualify as such. Is it because there was a category
>>>>>>> specified?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> nancy
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In most places I've lived it was not uncommon to request that
>>>>>> someone bring a particlar category of food so as not to over
>>>>>> duplicate. In fact in some cases I've seen sign-up lists for
>>>>>> a persons name and what they planned to bring.
>>>>>>
>>>>> That's the way the pot lucks (not fancy enough to be called
>>>>> "receptions") at the office were conducted. Without categories
>>>>> there would have been an over-abundance of desserts. Ours were
>>>>> the sign-up list sort of thing.
>>>>>
>>>>> I can't figure out if tert is being *told* what category or
>>>>> what. I missed a huge thing - his original post. LOL
>>>>
>>>> I think only some people were asked to bring things.
>>>
>>> Everyone is being asked to bring something. The categories are
>>> appetizer (finger food), dessert, non-alcoholic beverage, and
>>> alcoholic beverage.
>>>
>>> It's a reception following a musical performance next Sunday
>>> March 25.
>>>
>>
>>
>> So when people show up with whatever they made for the reception,
>> each bringing enough for 25, you will know what they made. That
>> sounds a lot like potluck.

Canadians!

>I would love it if 25 pies shows up at this affair. It doesn't sound
>very well organized.
>
>For Tert: Have you finalized what you're going to take yet? When
>I'm faced with this sort of thing and the selections were not
>specified, I will make up my mind within the first day or two what
>I'm going to bring. My recipe software, Mastercok, has a database of

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