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Flaxbee

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42. I'll second this.

Reply to politicat (Reply #20)

Wed Jun 5, 2013, 07:03 PM

Jun 2013

Gazpacho - which is served cold - could be a great picnic food - have people sip it out of cups.

Good guacamole and chips.

Maybe some sort of couscous dish with veggies tossed in ... always good for vegetarians.

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Picnic food......... [View all] mrmpa Jun 2013 OP

Fruit & veggie trays cyberswede Jun 2013 #1

Watermelon (with seed spitting contests!). Corn on the cob? (a midwestern thing). Dessert!! nt riderinthestorm Jun 2013 #2

We will be having kids......... mrmpa Jun 2013 #17

beans! rurallib Jun 2013 #3

Baked beans or 3 Bean Salad? We could have a fight over this ya know... riderinthestorm Jun 2013 #5

BOTH! Then no reason to fight. n/t csziggy Jun 2013 #7

. riderinthestorm Jun 2013 #9

Exactly........... mrmpa Jun 2013 #15

CAKE! Demoiselle Jun 2013 #4

I'm bringing a cake........... mrmpa Jun 2013 #12

Fixin's for Taco's! Callmecrazy Jun 2013 #6

Panzanella a la izquierda Jun 2013 #8

That is so good.......... mrmpa Jun 2013 #13

Deviled eggs. Sekhmets Daughter Jun 2013 #10

Oh yes, indeed.............. mrmpa Jun 2013 #14

Fried chicken LancetChick Jun 2013 #11

I never thought of that, thank you.......eom mrmpa Jun 2013 #16

whip up something simple like... Libertas1776 Jun 2013 #18

The question about potato salad is.............. mrmpa Jun 2013 #19

Thanks, glad to share a laugh. My tastes in food... Libertas1776 Jun 2013 #21

My 83 year old mother makes the potato salad for holidays......... mrmpa Jun 2013 #22

Aw, bless her heart Libertas1776 Jun 2013 #23

i would go without fizzgig Jun 2013 #31

Non-meat burgers/dogs. Extra vegetarian foods. politicat Jun 2013 #20

I'll second this. Flaxbee Jun 2013 #42

I know you said "salads" but more specifically chicken salad is great on hot summer days Rowdyboy Jun 2013 #24

Cold asparagus with curry dip cyberswede Jun 2013 #25

Layered salad? applegrove Jun 2013 #26

PIE! grasswire Jun 2013 #27

Cold Fried Chicken Drumsticks and you know? Tom Kitten Jun 2013 #28

My 83 year old mother does that with regular corn flakes.......... mrmpa Jun 2013 #38

A cooler and ice to keep salads and drinks cold! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2013 #29

The picnic grove & shelter has a ........ mrmpa Jun 2013 #33

beer Kali Jun 2013 #30

Beer has been donated...... mrmpa Jun 2013 #32

Somebody DONATED beer? sharp_stick Jun 2013 #40

Yep, they sure did........... mrmpa Jun 2013 #41

I usually make a pasta salad HappyMe Jun 2013 #34

A few pounds... TommyCelt Jun 2013 #35

Burgers, dogs, fried chicken, rigatoni, potato, pasta, or macaroni salad, baked beans, Sheldon Cooper Jun 2013 #36

WE ARE!! (picnic food) ConcernedCanuk Jun 2013 #37

I think I have a list............ mrmpa Jun 2013 #39