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Help! Baptism lunch...

watercolor5watercolor5 member
in September 2012 Moms
For the first time we're in a house big enough to host DH's huge family, so we're having them over after Julia's baptism on Sunday.  I'm looking at 10 kids and 8 adults for lunch.  I was thinking a ham, mac and cheese, salad, potatoes, corn, and have the guests bring the deserts.  Does that sound kid-friendly enough?  Would you do something different?
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  • kjskjskjskjs member
    I think that sounds good other than having guests bring desserts but if that's something standard for your area then go for it!
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  • DianeD1DianeD1 member
    Menu sounds good! We got a Costco cake for Nate's baptism for dessert.
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  • hmp1hmp1 member
    Sounds perfect. I wouldn't ask guests to bring dessert either. It is standard here to have cake after the baptism.

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  • MarisaKathleenMarisaKathleen member
    Sounds good to me!
    For Nancy's baptism I made almost everything, but 1 sister brought a fruit salad, 1 brought a green salad and my Mom brought cupcakes.  I wouldn't ask my aunts or anything, but my sisters and Mom always volunteer, or just show up with things. 

    I don't think I've ever been to a family gathering where people don't bring something.  Even when I say "nah, don't bring anything" they still show up with an appetizer or a dessert. :-)


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  • melody921melody921 member
    hmp1 said:
    Sounds perfect. I wouldn't ask guests to bring dessert either. It is standard here to have cake after the baptism.
    Same here. I'd probably do cake and fruit. The rest of the menu sounds fine and definitely kid-friendly enough.

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  • watercolor5watercolor5 member
    edited March 2014
    By "guests" I meant MIL offered to bring a chocolate eclair cake... it's not standard to ask non-family to bring anything, but it's standard for family to bring something just because our family gatherings get so big.

    I could definitely put together a fruit plate and pick up a sheet cake too though.  Thanks!

    ETA: follow up question- Can I put the ham in to bake at a low temp while we're at church so it won't take too long to be ready afterward?  A lot of people will have a 3 hour drive to get home, so I didn't want to draw lunch out too late...
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  • melody921melody921 member
    watercolor5 said:
    By "guests" I meant MIL offered to bring a chocolate eclair cake... it's not standard to ask non-family to bring anything, but it's standard for family to bring something just because our family gatherings get so big.

    I could definitely put together a fruit plate and pick up a sheet cake too though.  Thanks!

    ETA: follow up question- Can I put the ham in to bake at a low temp while we're at church so it won't take too long to be ready afterward?  A lot of people will have a 3 hour drive to get home, so I didn't want to draw lunch out too late...
    I think you probably could. You could also eat ham cold though.

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