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Fruit tray...

Mom2Dogs — Sat, 16 Sep 2023 23:28:02 GMT

My husband is attending in a class reunion soon...very informal (and small class) at a classmates home. They have decided to have pizza and salad catered and then threw out the suggestion that if anyone wanted to bring some finger food, that would be fine.

I told my husband I would makes some cookies and I also thought I could take a fruit/cheese platter...question is ...what utensil, if any should I take for the fruit...do you think people will just use their fingers?

Grapes, strawberries etc would be on the platter. I sure don't want to stick a tooth pick in each piece of fruit, a spoon won't work. I am thinking small tongs...

Any suggestions?

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PA Mom-mom — Sat, 16 Sep 2023 23:38:42 GMT

@Mom2Dogs I think small tongs - think ice tongs - are a good idea. Also, you can buy little containers of good toothpicks that you can sit on the tray. My grandchildren also like those cute little silvery forks they sell in the party aisle at the grocery store. I don't know how the reunion folks would feel about them.

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Mom2Dogs — Sat, 16 Sep 2023 23:41:03 GMT

@PA Mom-mom Oh, I never thought about those fancy toothpicks - I figured small tongs were best but I will add the tooth picks as well.

I'll check out that aisle at the dollar store - they always seem to have those 'unusual' itmes.

thanks

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Etoile308 — Sat, 16 Sep 2023 23:44:28 GMT

There are more elevated pucks available. Some even come in seasonal decorations.

I like the small appetizer forks, but realize some may have a problem with disposable plastics. There is a type, sort of a cross between forks and picks. They're made of bamboo.

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LdyBugz — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 00:31:42 GMT

Bamboo forks, not plastic. On Amazon if you can't find them locally.

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Janey2 — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 03:01:42 GMT

I am not sure what fruits you intend to put on the platter, but I would buy two large plastic serving spoons to put on the platter next to small paper bowls and plastic spoons. In the age of covid/flu I am careful when there is a large offering that everyone can help themselves.

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qbetzforreal — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 14:53:23 GMT

Serving spoons and/or tongs.

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Iwantcoffee — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 15:12:34 GMT

@Janey2 wrote:
I am not sure what fruits you intend to put on the platter, but I would buy two large plastic serving spoons to put on the platter next to small paper bowls and plastic spoons. In the age of covid/flu I am careful when there is a large offering that everyone can help themselves.

One option to avoid this is individual servings so everyone is not handling the same spoons or taking time to place small pieces on a plate. For fruit you could do kabobs or cups

These are waffle cups

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Mindy D — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 15:20:44 GMT

With COVID, I don't like group sharing of serving utensils. The little forks, plastic or bamboo, or dressy tooth picks, mini tongs from Amazon and waffle cups are better.

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Mindy D — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 15:23:02 GMT

These are another option. I also love the little waffle cups another poster, IWANTCOFFEE, suggested.

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Mindy D — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 15:32:56 GMT

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Group 5 minus 1 — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 15:58:57 GMT

You've received some great ideas. As I have said before-we just don't do pot lucks anymore.

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Mom2Dogs — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 16:28:48 GMT

I appreciate all the replies. You can not make everyone happy when it comes to serving food (or much of anything else)

- I am not skiddish about much of anything but will think about his classmates on what I decide to do.

thanks

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Janey2 — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 17:25:28 GMT

@Iwantcoffee I love your waffle cup idea. Looks so nice, and solves the "group" eating problem.

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chrystaltree — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 17:26:03 GMT

I think the fruit and cheese tray is a fabulous idea. I would ditch the cookies and include an assortment of crackers. As for utensils, I would take plastic forks and knives. I never heard of anyone who objected to plastic utensils at a gathering like that.

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Mom2Dogs — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 17:27:37 GMT

@chrystaltree ...I have no problem using plastic either.

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LdyBugz — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 22:30:35 GMT

I like the waffle cone idea, too. Another option would be those sturdier, large cupcake liners that are more like cardboard than flimsy paper. Tons of options on Amazon. Maybe something in the school colors would be nice.

P.S., Amazon also has disposable paper ice cream cups, lots of colors and prints. Might be even better.

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Mom2Dogs — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 19:18:31 GMT

@LdyBugz Those cups are so cute. I am not an amazon shopper so I never would have seen the idea.....tons of choices.

thanks!

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ChiliPepper — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 19:40:14 GMT

@Mom2Dogs

It might be fun if you could find the cups, bowls, platter or utensils in his class colors!

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Pearlee — Sun, 24 Sep 2023 02:16:48 GMT

The men will use their fingers, stick the fruit in their mouths, and use their fingers again no matter what you put out to keep people from touching the food. I've seen it time and time again.