Potluck Dinner or Carry-in Dinner or Covered Dish Supper, they all mean the same thing, and it is a marvelous invention. My west coast brother informed me that today is "National Green Bean Casserole Day" and also "National Apple Pie Day." He then went on to inform me that they were having a potluck after church. I'm guessing he may have gotten lucky and enjoyed both beans and pie, but I'm not jealous. I hosted my own little carry-in lunch for some friends this afternoon and our spread was quite delicious - pulled pork sandwiches, two lavish relish trays, a fruit salad, cake, and possibly the world's best homemade caramels. Not bad for seven people. But when I think about who in my lifetime has produced the best potluck dinners, the clear winner is the little church (about 60 members) in rural southeastern Ohio that we attended when we lived there. I can bake a decent pie, so I could contribute, but the other ladies of that church really outdid themselves. Excellent fried chicken, ham, salads, soups, and an infinite variety of casseroles made those suppers not to be missed events. They were so popular that on election days, they offered up all their specialities to sold out crowds at lunch and dinner. It was the church's big moneymaker and also got out the vote. I was a little disappointed to learn, when we moved back to Fort Wayne, that the large church we joined didn't do carry-in dinners very often. They had a cook on staff to prepare dinners. Recently, we have done some carrying in there, but it usually only involves desserts (not all bad). Coincidentally, I brought an apple pie to the last such event. I must stop writing now, I'm starting to drool on my keyboard.
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