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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Huh, I have probably done something similar dozens of times, and the same with my friends. I guess I’m in the wrong, but it seems weird to me to bring something and leave it there, unless it’s like a hostess gift. Now I know better! Take pity on your friends who don’t know any better, I don’t remember going to any dinner parties with my parents, just informal backyard BBQs and we definitely brought back whatever was left in the casserole dish. [/quote]

Same.  I didn't know it was rude, so I'm learning.  Typically the events/meals we go to are more of a potluck, with the hostess providing a main dish and others bringing sides/beverages (BYOB), so maybe that's different than being invited over for a dinner?  Everyone takes home the leftovers of their dish and their beverages.

At the end of our big family meals like Thanksgiving, everyone makes to go containers of various foods.[/quote]

^This is the distinction--if it's a potluck, you can assume the leftovers are for everyone and you can take your item back with you if it wasn't eaten. The OP indicated that it was a planned meal and the guest offered to bring dessert. In that case, the dessert would have typically been a gift to the host.[/quote]

I completely disagree.  The dessert was a gift to all in attendance and it was certainly the pie maker's prerogative to take home the pie leftovers.  If I was the host then I would have wrapped up the rest of the pie because I was expecting the maker to take it home.

Frankly OP's post make it seem like OP (the host) is being greedy.[/quote]

Actually, the guest is the one who offered to bring dessert. It was a gift. To take it back is odd unless it was offered to take home by the host. It's also not clear if the ice cream was brought by the guest or if it was from the host. Just odd all the way around. [/quote]

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