Weirdness at neighborhood picnic
We normally have informal neighborhood picnic at one particiular house... they have a pool and lots of kids toys (they have 3 girls). Everyone brings their own picnic to add to the buffet table.
We brought some shrimp kebobs, british sausages (for Tim), brown rice salad (from the cooking class), some green salad, and a strawberry short cake made with the almiond flour pound cake (from the cooking class at Liz's). I was so excited about having this cake to share as two other guests watch their sugar/carbs.
When we arrived, the cake went into the fridge to stay cool ( a good thing, since it had whipped topping on it.) We had our dinner , enjoyed some laughs -- very casual evening. Lady of house passed some store bought brownies. The father in law said 'Hey, I want some of the strawberry cake Jayne made.' Woman said, Brownies are for dessert. She offered the brownies to me and politely said, i was hungry for some of the special cake I made as I don't eat regular brownies.. She state 'brownies are for dessert.''
I didn't pu**** and went off to search for some water..(I avoided the brownies!) . Three of the families had made prior arrangements to attend community fireworks, so the party was over around 9 pm. No cake. We packed up and went home to care for our dogs. We left the s'mores ingredients we bot for the kids. No thank you from any of the adults in the house, but they did mention they were going to have a fire in the fire pit when they came back from fireworks, so they would make the s'more then. But, no one invited/reminded us to come back for some late night fireworks and continuation of the party. (We probably would not have gone down because I was dead tired).
Well, today, I called down to see when I could pick up the cake and platter. Man of the house said, anytime. I went down and found my serving platter laying (had been washed) on a chair on the porch.
It's only a stupid cake but I have never brought something to pot luck buffet and have it kept of the table.
Thanks for listening.
We brought some shrimp kebobs, british sausages (for Tim), brown rice salad (from the cooking class), some green salad, and a strawberry short cake made with the almiond flour pound cake (from the cooking class at Liz's). I was so excited about having this cake to share as two other guests watch their sugar/carbs.
When we arrived, the cake went into the fridge to stay cool ( a good thing, since it had whipped topping on it.) We had our dinner , enjoyed some laughs -- very casual evening. Lady of house passed some store bought brownies. The father in law said 'Hey, I want some of the strawberry cake Jayne made.' Woman said, Brownies are for dessert. She offered the brownies to me and politely said, i was hungry for some of the special cake I made as I don't eat regular brownies.. She state 'brownies are for dessert.''
I didn't pu**** and went off to search for some water..(I avoided the brownies!) . Three of the families had made prior arrangements to attend community fireworks, so the party was over around 9 pm. No cake. We packed up and went home to care for our dogs. We left the s'mores ingredients we bot for the kids. No thank you from any of the adults in the house, but they did mention they were going to have a fire in the fire pit when they came back from fireworks, so they would make the s'more then. But, no one invited/reminded us to come back for some late night fireworks and continuation of the party. (We probably would not have gone down because I was dead tired).
Well, today, I called down to see when I could pick up the cake and platter. Man of the house said, anytime. I went down and found my serving platter laying (had been washed) on a chair on the porch.
It's only a stupid cake but I have never brought something to pot luck buffet and have it kept of the table.
Thanks for listening.
Hmmmm
So, where did the cake end up is my question? If your serving platter was left cleaned for you....and it wasnt' served at the party....
People are ignorant and rude. And I wouldn't be attending any more of their parties, nor inviting them to mine.
Pam
So, where did the cake end up is my question? If your serving platter was left cleaned for you....and it wasnt' served at the party....
People are ignorant and rude. And I wouldn't be attending any more of their parties, nor inviting them to mine.
Pam
Instead of complaining that the rosebush has thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. 
What schmucks!!! They were good enough for your side dishes but not your dessert?! If you do go again I would tote a cooler and pass my own dessert at the right time! You didn't go through all that trouble to have it tossed! (Which unfortunately I'm sure is what she did)
I'm *****y I would have gone into the fridge and gotten it myself!
On July 5, 2009 at 1:22 PM Pacific Time, Liz R. wrote:
What schmucks!!! They were good enough for your side dishes but not your dessert?! If you do go again I would tote a cooler and pass my own dessert at the right time! You didn't go through all that trouble to have it tossed! (Which unfortunately I'm sure is what she did)
I'm *****y I would have gone into the fridge and gotten it myself!
Strange peoples....I would take them off of my "party" list.
~ Denise 
OK, that is just plain weird - do you think she was offended that you brought a homemade cake and she had store-bought brownies? I would think she'd be happy to put your cake out along with the brownies - what's that all about!!
Now see, I had the opposite at a recent family party for my husband's side - we had 24 store-bought cupcakes and a small sheet cake because we were celebrating everyone's birthday at this party, and hubby had picked up a small strawberry sugar free cake for him and I since I can't do sugar and he's diabetic. OMG everybody wanted our cake! I managed to get one tiny piece and I think he did too but everybody else was cutting in that little sugar free one.
People - you just never know...but I do know I'd never take another thing to that woman's house!
Now see, I had the opposite at a recent family party for my husband's side - we had 24 store-bought cupcakes and a small sheet cake because we were celebrating everyone's birthday at this party, and hubby had picked up a small strawberry sugar free cake for him and I since I can't do sugar and he's diabetic. OMG everybody wanted our cake! I managed to get one tiny piece and I think he did too but everybody else was cutting in that little sugar free one.
People - you just never know...but I do know I'd never take another thing to that woman's house!
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