Follow up on the potluck meal: when I told the co-ordinator I would bring deviled eggs, she rudely laughed and said "Nobody makes those anymore, and nobody eats them." But I brought deviled eggs anyway. Everybody complimented on how tasty they were, and ate all of them. :)

Deviled eggs are almost always gone before anything else at the pot-lucks I've been at. What was that co-ordinator thinking?

Another thing that goes fast is pigs in a blanket if there is a way to keep them warm or heat them up.

Deviled eggs will always be a big hit.

I made vegies and dip and put the dip in a hollowed out pumpernickel round that you could tear apart and eat along with the dip. One woman said to me..."That's so retro. I haven't seen that since the '80's", but it was gone in a flash and people were devouring the bread and dip before the vegies were gone, so ;) to her.

Watson

My contribution:

Marinated carrots (one reviewer suggested adding garbanzo beans which I think sounds good).
http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/...8?ftab=reviews

I've taken these to pot lucks. NO ONE brings carrots, and these are delicious. Can be served hot or cold.

That's so retro? Wow, some people................

if it was good "then" -

I've done this for a potluck of mixed genders and ages. I fill a big dish pan with fried bacon. No matter how much I cook, the bacon is always gone. Always.

I like jello, but object to it at potlucks unless there is a separate dish provided for it. Jello comes in contact with my hot food and it’s icky to me.