Anonymous
Post 07/04/2025 10:47     Subject: Re:What are you taking to 4th of July parties?
Anonymous wrote:Nothing. Who still wants to celebrate this disgusting country?


+1
Anonymous
Post 07/04/2025 10:46     Subject: What are you taking to 4th of July parties?
Our pool is having a party
I’m taking 2 bags of Costco size Doritos.
Judge away, I don’t care, they’ll get eaten.
I don’t enjoy cooking.
Anonymous
Post 07/04/2025 10:41     Subject: What are you taking to 4th of July parties?
Anonymous wrote:Anyone *just* taking a watermelon? It's so dang hot.


It's actually pretty nice July 4 weather this year.
Anonymous
Post 07/04/2025 10:31     Subject: What are you taking to 4th of July parties?
Anonymous wrote:I making a blackberry pie.


We made one yesterday, finished most of it yesterday #summercalories
Anonymous
Post 07/04/2025 10:18     Subject: What are you taking to 4th of July parties?
I making a blackberry pie.
Anonymous
Post 07/04/2025 10:15     Subject: What are you taking to 4th of July parties?
Anyone *just* taking a watermelon? It's so dang hot.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2025 14:02     Subject: What are you taking to 4th of July parties?
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Anonymous wrote:I do some food writing/have a related Instagram account, and the things that have been most popular in the past several months (somewhat surprisingly because they aren’t that visual compared to say, a steak dinner or a cake) are seafood dips. Specifically in my case a cold devilled crab dip and a smoked whitefish dip.

I don’t know if this means they are “trending this year” necessarily but it’s a good indicator of people’s interest.


I would never bring this to a dinner.


Not would I eat it. God knows how long it sat out while traveling.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2025 09:57     Subject: Re:What are you taking to 4th of July parties?
Anonymous wrote:The unsafe-mayo dcum cult must be real fun traveling to places like Oaxaca and not eating the street tacos.


I like to imagine that they take their own unsalted double-baked dry crackers and bottled water when traveling. Zero risk is the only acceptable risk.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2025 09:50     Subject: Re:What are you taking to 4th of July parties?
The unsafe-mayo dcum cult must be real fun traveling to places like Oaxaca and not eating the street tacos.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2025 09:16     Subject: What are you taking to 4th of July parties?
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Anonymous wrote:Ps- please stop with the mayo based items on July 4th. Yuck.


PS, please get over yourself.



It’s not a judgement it’s a health concern.

Most people aren’t eating globs of mayonnaise on a daily basis. Fourth of July is a holiday. People want to eat special food because it’s a special occasion. You do not have to eat it if you’re concerned about your health.

I think perhaps PP meant health concern interns of mayo sitting out for hours at a time. It doesn’t really concern me, we keep the food indoors and on ice, and most people eat right when we arrive (dinner time).


I don’t eat mayo, so I’m no expert. But I see bottles of mayonnaise out on tables in restaurants all the time. Not sealed mayo packets, but big half empty bottles of Hellman’s which appear to have been out all day. I don’t think anyone is switching them for refrigerated ones at the local dive diner.

What gives? Why is ok for that mayo to stay out all day, but not potato salad made with it? My personal theory is that grocery store mayo is perfectly fine and potato salad made with it won’t go bad as quickly as people think. All the preservatives prevent the bacteria from growing. Just like homemade whipped cream goes bad far before the commercial stuff does.


Sealed mayo at room temp is fine. Mayo based items sitting outside at length in 80-90 degree heat breeds bacteria like salmonella (it’s egg based).


Did you think that commercial mayonnaise is using eggs that aren't pasteurized?

(CDC, FDA, and USDA all give different advice re: homemade vs commercially made mayonnaise.)


Or that mayonnaise isn't acidic and makes the food safer?
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2025 09:13     Subject: What are you taking to 4th of July parties?
Anonymous wrote:Ps- please stop with the mayo based items on July 4th. Yuck.


Absolutely! We need to make sure that undercooked chicken is the only thing available to eat.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2025 07:22     Subject: What are you taking to 4th of July parties?
Cowboy caviar or some other cold bean dish is my go to.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2025 07:18     Subject: What are you taking to 4th of July parties?
Anonymous wrote:The answer is always pigs in a blanket.


Anonymous
Post 06/28/2025 17:47     Subject: Re:What are you taking to 4th of July parties?
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Anonymous wrote:I feel like such a loser. Zero plans for July 4th. We used to have so much fun, now the friends we used to hang out with go to their second homes all summer and kids both out of town. So boring.


We have tickets to a play. It was the cheapest night of the summer to see it and I was able to get great seats. This may become my new July 4th tradition.


What a great idea!
Anonymous
Post 06/27/2025 12:25     Subject: What are you taking to 4th of July parties?
Homemade cherry pie if you can find cheap cherries, otherwise pecan pie. A party is the only excuse I can find to make a pie with a stick of butter in it.