what kind of person would even think to serve a party without serving
implements, ick, i don't even want to know such a person, julie you are
exactly right
"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
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>> 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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>>>> >"Kalmia" > wrote in message
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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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>>>> >> I suggested
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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.
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>> 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.
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> I think he means foods that can be eaten with the fingers. That doesn't
> mean they have to be served with the fingers. Dip can have a spoon in it.
> Chips and veggies can have tongs in them to serve up your portion onto
> your plate.
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