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If it does, Im not eatin it!!!!!!!

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I've had several different things that I've taken to pot lucks over the years ranging from fresh bread (machine) to mashed potato casserole to a meatloaf party to a sensational pork 'n beans dish. However, the first neighborhood party we had here, I brought a smoked turkey breast. I injected Italian dressing into the meat and marinated it in same for a time, then rubbed it down with chili powder before smoking. Now I have to bring the damned turkey whenever there's a get together.

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I take Buffalo wings. I season them, put them on the grill, baste with my homemade sauce and cook until a little crisp. I made 10# for one party. I saw a little old man stop by the wings and not leave until they were all gone. Granted, other people stopped and got some also, but he was like an eating machine. I also took along home made blue cheese dip.

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Stuffed Mushrooms and Baked Stuffed Shrimp, I've also made lasagne, chic wings, pulled BBQ pork.

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No offense taken at the pie- obviously a New England thing and its not even a pie! Whoopie Pies are small homemade chocolate cakes with homemade cream filling in the middle of them (kind of like a soft ice cream sandwich but with cream filling rather than ice cream).

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Holy Smoke, Colleen.

Whoopie pies are no joking matter. Cake. Ice cream. Holy Smoke. Luscious.

And now I see I have to arm wrestle KathieI for the Whoopie Pie. (It deserves to be capitalized.)

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The area of Pa that I come from has a strong Mennonite community. Almost all the local grocery stores make and sell Whoopie pies. They also make Funny cake and Shoofly Pie.
I'm so used to seeing Whoopie Pies that I thought everyone had them.

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Snickerdoodles always seem to make a hit with the crowd.....b

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An area in which I lived in Northern VA was heavy in condos and townhouses. We had lot of singles. Not sure who started it, but someone came up with the idea of having a meatloaf party the first Saturday after the dreaded 15 April --- concept being that meatloaf was all we could afford. About 6-8 people would make meat loaves each with their own unique recipe. One great thing about DC was, like TV, we drew from a wide geographic area. One year one guy did a great Cajun loaf, one gal did a Mexican, and one from NE made one with oysters, of all things. Boy were those meals interesting, and the side dishes were always plentiful, fun and good.

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Punkpup and Boomer

Here's my recipe for the sweet and sour baked beans:

Walnut Valley Beans
1/3 lb. cooked and drained ground beef (I never ever add this)
8 oz. bacon cooked crisp, drained, and crumbled (I always use 12 oz., sometimes 1 lb.)
1 c. raw chopped onion
1 15oz. can pork and beans (I prefer Bush's Brown Sugar Baked Beans)
1 15oz. can drained lima beans
1 15oz. can drained kidney beans (I use red beans instead)
1 15oz. can drained butter beans
1/2 c. brown sugar (I prefer dark brown sugar)
1/2 c. ketchup
1/2 c. white sugar
1 Tbls. cider vinegar
1 tsp. regular yellow mustard
Dash salt

Mix all ingredients together and bake in 350 degree oven for 45 minutes or until desired thickness. Makes 10 servings.

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Thank you, Brightspot,

It sounds great. And I think I would like it better without the ground beef, too. Let that bacon rule! I just sent your recipe to print. I am trying it soon.

Boomer

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Hey, Colleen -- remember, I know where you live! Your whoopie pie sounds yummy!!! Can't wait to try it.