> Dave Smith wrote:

> > Hold on a sec..... It is a pot luck and you are expected to prepare enough
> > for 30????? I thought the idea of pot luck was that everyone tool enough
> > to feed themselves and pooled the efforts. If 30 people each took enough
> > for 30 there would be enough food for 900. That is a lot of leftovers, or
> > is it one of those deals where a small core of people work their asses off
> > and most of the rest get a freebie.

I don't think 30 people bringing food for 30 is enough food for 900
people, Dave. I think it's a lot more likely that each of the 30 people
(assuming that's how many are eating) are likely to take one serving
(more if it's tasty) of maybe 5-7 of the offerings.

When we had potlucks at church, we'd prepare a dish for maybe 8-12
people. One didn't necessarily sample each of the dishes. And one
always had a serving of more than one dish * too tempting to not. :-)
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