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    Mara Benson Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 13, 2007, 03:25 PM
    Returning empty dishes
    When returning a dish/plate/bowl to someone after they have cooked your family a meal (in the case of being ill); is it proper etiquitte to return this dish with something in it vs. empty? Thank you.
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    Sep 13, 2007, 03:36 PM
    I think it's proper etiquette to just return it clean with a thank you note.
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    Sep 13, 2007, 03:39 PM
    I would simply like to get it back! I have lost several dishes at potlucks, etc.

    Clean with a thank you note is the proper way to go.
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    Sep 13, 2007, 04:06 PM
    Dittoes to Kae and Em. Preferably clean and a simple thank you is more than enough. Kindnesses like that are never expected to be returned with more than that.
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    Sep 15, 2007, 03:45 PM
    I usually return it with some home baking as in a big loaf of warm fresh out of the oven home made bread which everyone enjoys, or if time permits and my family likes, a big piece of carrot cake with cream cheese icing, but only if I know the people are not diabetics!
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