tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283131.post480761824761443589..comments2024-03-12T19:34:23.734-04:00Comments on Everyday with dan...: Fish fry thoughtsdanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088260285661911833noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283131.post-12306976446924653142008-10-13T13:26:00.000-04:002008-10-13T13:26:00.000-04:00MR,Sorry, I can't vouch for anyone's sobriety othe...MR,<BR/>Sorry, I can't vouch for anyone's sobriety other than my own.<BR/><BR/>Kel,<BR/>Great to hear from you again. Thanks for the suggestions.<BR/><BR/>Joan,<BR/>Yes, you did look busy. I'm glad you were there. Thanks. And great idea about the bread, and the table tents. Absolutely! I think most people just assume the money is or the church. I'm thinking of ordering pizza for after church on Oct. 26 and having a meeting (of sorts). Hope you can attend.<BR/><BR/>Tom,<BR/>Oooh... I like the idea of rolls. Good suggestion. And I think it was worth it - in more ways than one. It seems to get easier every year. At least for me. :)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the ideas, folks. Feel free to keep them coming.danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088260285661911833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283131.post-41881300757876732932008-10-13T10:30:00.000-04:002008-10-13T10:30:00.000-04:00Who needs bread at an all you can eat affair. If y...Who needs bread at an all you can eat affair. If you must have it, use rolls.<BR/><BR/>As for exiting... I just went back the way I came in because I didn't want to work my way around the tables to go out the other way. But there was no line there at the time so that probably made a difference.<BR/><BR/>Good food. I hope it was worth it as a fund raiser for you.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18085892548519396404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283131.post-57752695199889799822008-10-13T06:20:00.000-04:002008-10-13T06:20:00.000-04:00I thought it was great. Really slick clean up! You...I thought it was great. Really slick clean up! Your questions are good ones. The bread thing made me crazy, because we had SO much left over and all those little baggies . . . but I also think reaching into a loaf might not be the best. What it we just baggied some to have in the serving line and added when we needed instead of thousands of bread slices on the table? And the help list . . . just saying, I didn't have a job because I thought I wasn't going to be there and well, I worked pretty darn hard the whole time. And maybe we could make little table tents that thank people for supporting whatever the cause is for that year. I know most of them come for the food, but seems like it would be nice to remind them that it's not for the church. A meeting would be good -I'm sure lots of people have good ideas (or total resistance to changing anything). Could go either way, I guess :)Joan Baumgartner Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539942018768699307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283131.post-17341219327498418552008-10-13T05:51:00.000-04:002008-10-13T05:51:00.000-04:00Hiya. Sounds like a blast :) may I offer some tho...Hiya. Sounds like a blast :) may I offer some thoughts? We have food hygiene training for work (childcare centre, where everyone may have to prepare food for the classes):<BR/><BR/>1. Gloves - my wordy yes EVERYONE involved in preparation or handling should have them. And if I woz you, I'd seriously use latex-free. (More and more people are allergic, sometimes alarmingly so, and the last thing you need's someone going anaphylactic...)<BR/><BR/>2. Loaf in serving line - mmm I'd say that's a no-no for hygiene too. It's hard for people, especially balancing plates or drinks (or kids) to take a single slice without touching the next one. You could probably get away with it if you offered - and made people use! - tongs, but to be honest I still wouldn't do it. Especially not if you're dealing with hundreds of people. Airborne germies, etc...<BR/><BR/>3. Coleslaw vs apple-sauce: up to you, since you have to make it, but it's nice for people to have a choice of side dish/condiment.<BR/><BR/>4. To peel or not to peel spuddies - well, it depends on how you're cooking them. If they're boiled or roasted, there's no reason not to leave the jacket on. (I'm assuming they've all been washed first of course :)<BR/><BR/>5. Amount of food: better too much than too little :) although if you're consistently overrunning, try cutting the overrun by about 1/2 to 3/4 and see how you go.<BR/><BR/>Hope that's of some help :) cheers kel in ozAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283131.post-45508411713421894542008-10-12T14:19:00.000-04:002008-10-12T14:19:00.000-04:00I asked my vegetarian+fish friend MDH if he wanted...I asked my vegetarian+fish friend MDH if he wanted to go, but he's got it bad for some girl and she was in town or something. I blame him for my non-arrival.<BR/><BR/>Other than that I'd like to add that I feel very exonerated to hear that others park on the lawn... and they were SOBER!MRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03543269000083131799noreply@blogger.com