Apple Crisp Ooh La La!
Everyone loves a potluck, right?!?
Well, a number of years ago (when I was still single) I went to one. Looking for an easy recipe, I made up an apple crisp for the occasion. Everything was going OK until I noticed that one of the gentlemen at our table was poking through the apple crisp I made without really eating it. I asked him what was wrong.
"Did you make this?" he asked.
"Yes...what's wrong with it? I said.
"It's very interesting. What spices did you use?" he asked as he took another very small nibble.
I decided to taste it myself. Well, needless to say it was quite awful and very embarrassing. Through humour and considerable contemplation from everyone at our table, I realized that I had used the spice cloves rather than cinnamon.
To this day, I really dislike potlucks. When I attend one I rarely bring something I have made myself unless I taste it first. And I eat with caution because you never know what might be lurking on the dessert table.
LOL! Many years ago I brought Salsa and chips to a BBQ. I opened the salsa, put it in a mason jar and passed it off as my own homemade Salsa.
ReplyDeleteThis is still a family joke, as I ended up marrying the man who's BBQ it was.
Suburban Housewife
I'm glad I'm not the only one. I made apple crisp for the family Thanksgiving dinner years ago and used salt instead of sugar. I was in a hurry and have matching canisters--that's my excuse. Fifteen years later and they still insist that I just bring (store bought) rolls or napkins as a contribution to the annual meal.
ReplyDeleteI went to a pot luck once and brought 25 McDonald's cheesburgers.
ReplyDeleteWhat can I say? I was a student...