"U.S. Janet B." > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 29 Sep 2018 20:22:38 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>>On 9/28/2018 6:34 PM, l not -l wrote:
>>> On 28-Sep-2018, tert in seattle > wrote:
>>>
>>>> so what's a hotdish?
>>> A casserole made with canned good, especially condensed Cream of
>>> something
>>> soup.
>>>
>>I associate "hotdish" with Minnesota or Wisconsin. Personally I don't
>>believe I've ever made a casserole using canned creamed soup.
>>
>>Jill
>
> the hotdish we are discussing is not something I ever heard of in
> Wisconsin. When we referred to a hot dish, we meant there was a
> preparation of food that was heated. Could be all vegetables, or mac
> and cheese, stew, chili mac, anything that was probably heated in a
> casserole type dish. At least that is how it was around me. I needed
> Barb Schaller to explain to me what hotdish was. -- that and 'dead
> spread.' It always seemed to me that Minnesota, the Dakotas, Nebraska
> were similar in culture.
> Janet US


Same here with the hot dish, when someone requested you to bring a hot dish
to the potluck or something, it meant something heated.

Cheri