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Heavy_Drinker t1_izo2id7 wrote

Reply to comment by jdith123 in LPT: When bringing a dessert to a function, cut a small slice off before you put it out. by arkobsessed

AND portion control. I've taken desserts to parties that are supposed feed 10-12, but somehow only 5 people get to try it.

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burnerman0 t1_izp5n3x wrote

Had a friend bring a store bought dutch chocolate cake over for Friendsgiving with about 10 people one year. He cut the first piece at a reasonable size, everyone else followed suit, and by the time everyone got theirs about half the cake was left. By that time the friend had finished his piece, politely asked if anyone else wanted anymore (meanwhile we're all two bites in to ours), and after everyone said no, he pulls the cake container in front of him and then proceeds to eat the entire second half of the cake in about the time it took for me to eat my one slice!

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alphaav6 t1_izq38l0 wrote

Does that same friend enjoy party subs?

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Tazlima t1_izprvk6 wrote

Lol depends on the crowd, too.

I used to perform with a group of older women and had the opposite experience. Half the group was perpetually dieting (or "dieting") and nobody wanted to look greedy by taking a larger portion.

Bring in two dozen donuts? Nobody would touch them.

Cut those same donuts into quarters? They'd be gone in ten minutes.

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