At this time of year, many groups have holiday pot lucks.
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> A lot of us have allergies (mine are onion and soy). Obviously, I stay
> away from the things that I expect to contain one or the other, like
> spaghetti sauce or any casserole labelled "Vegan". But I have found one
> or the other smuggled into every pot luck dish imaginable; I swear one
> of these days some creative cook is going to find a way to hide onions
> in her chocolate cake.
>
> Could people please include an index card with their pot luck offering
> listing the ingredients?
>
> Or perhaps the group leader could google up a list of the Top 10 Food
> Allergies (I know onion, soy, dairy, wheat, but I'm not sure of the
> other 6) and create a checklist for people to fill out on arrival and
> tape to their serving dish. Maybe also indicate
> sugar/sugar-free/aspartame for those who are diabetic or sensitive to
> artificial sweeteners?
>
> I'd really hate for the party to be ruined by a bunch of people writhing
> on the floor, clutching our abdomens, praying to die because someone put
> something in the casserole that we weren't expecting. (As happened when
> a friend decided to "prove" that I couldn't tell the difference between
> the real thing and a soyburger ... she fooled my tastebuds, but within
> 20 minutes, I knew exactly what she fed me, and she saw for herself that
> this wasn't just some excuse because I didn't want to give up steak.) >
> Feel free to circulate this to any organization you belong to that has > pot lucks.
When I was active in my daylily group, we always did that. Also relative heat ratings when Bob, Jim and I would do chili or other spicy things. Bob always got 5 stars. (man, now I want to make his chili)
Cheryl