On Sun, 20 May 2012 17:50:11 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
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>On May 20, 8:47*pm, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>> On Sun, 20 May 2012 15:14:30 -0700, "Julie Bove"
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>> >>A friend is throwing an open house for the h.s. graduate daughter . *I
>> >> suggested she stick to finger food only - hence, no silver to wash, no
>> >> guests trying to plate and cutlery balance etc.
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>> >> tiny finger sandwiches (ham, chicken salad, tuna, crab)
>> >> pineapple chunks on toothpicks
>> >> one or two bite cupcakes
>> >> sherbet punch in paper cups
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>> >> Any other suggs? *I offered to help her prep the food, so I'd like to
>> >> keep it easy-peasy.
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>> >> Thanks.
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>> >Veggies, chips and dip, cheese platter.
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>> Hotdogs simmered in beer. Easy
>> Baked beans. Peasy
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>> It would help to know for approximately how many.
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>She trying to keep it 'finger food'. A good 50 folk cud show up. The
>grad's pals and the parents' associates too who know the kid.

That could be well over a hundred guests, and young people can eat a
lot... is there a dollar limit. It is very limiting to feed so many
nothing but finger food, and it wouldn't be very sanitary. I think
you'd have to at least allow toothpics... with strictly finger foods
I'd anticipate a lot of waste... with finger foods there will be a lot
of picking up and putting down... most are not going to want to eat
foods that others fingers have perused, I wouldn't want to.