Say something or not?

[SilverLining]

We will be going to dinner at someone's home over the holiday.  I was asked to bring some of my cookies so they will be safe for me.  The dinner will be safe for me, even breads are either home made or they buy the brand I can eat.

People like peanut butter cookies, and the ones I make with peabutter are so close in flavour a lot of people think it's real pb.  I just made a big batch, but then suddenly realized that the people that don't know me well are liable to think this whole allergy thing  is phoney.  The hosts know and understand, but many of the other guests I see just often enough to make my life miserable if they think it's all in my head.

So, how do I politely let them know it's not pb, and the chunks are my last remaining safe sunflower seeds?

[nameless]

We will be going to dinner at someone's home over the holiday.  I was asked to bring some of my cookies so they will be safe for me.  The dinner will be safe for me, even breads are either home made or they buy the brand I can eat.

People like peanut butter cookies, and the ones I make with peabutter are so close in flavour a lot of people think it's real pb.  I just made a big batch, but then suddenly realized that the people that don't know me well are liable to think this whole allergy thing  is phoney.  The hosts know and understand, but many of the other guests I see just often enough to make my life miserable if they think it's all in my head.

So, how do I politely let them know it's not pb, and the chunks are my last remaining safe sunflower seeds?

Oh I've had this issue before...if the plate is going out on a table, make a little card or a toothpick sign in one cookie:

"Fake PB Cookies! Ask me the secret! [name]"

I made some soy butter chocolate chip cookie bars for a party and as I was putting one up to mouth a friend launched himself over the table to slap it out of my hand and was screaming, "NNOOOOOOOOOoooOOOOoooOOO!"

It was funny.  I've done that for work cookie plates too b/c I've done the mock PB sugar cookies or the kiss-PB cookies using soybutter.

Adrienne

[CMdeux]

Label them.

Seriously-- you know, just in case someone wanted your recipe or anything.   

I find that using a nice italic script on a place-card is a good solution for those things.  I've done it with coleslaw myself-- for exactly the same reason (didn't want anyone to think that the Vegenaise was really Miracle Whip or something).

[SilverLining]

I'll think about a note.  But it's a small group and a note might seem pretentious.

They do like my baking and sometimes ask for recipes.

[nameless]

What about something funny --- since many do know about the allergy and whatnot they will be kinda "??" maybe?

Make a little sign, glue it to a toothpick, stick the toothpick in a cookie on the plate

"Not-Peanut-Butter Cookies"

?  Or just tell someone who's the group blabber mouth and let her spread the word?

Adrienne

[ajasfolks2]

How about buying a little packet of gift tags at store -- write your "label" or message on one for your plate and then have the extras, plus pens to write for other plates, if the hostess would like?

The tags can be glued to clothespins (paint them a festive color?) and then pinned to the serving plate/dish.

If you tell me you cross-stitched labels    for all the food, I shall worship at your feet.     

Seriously, I would label somehow and work with hostess as well, in event she/he might like to label it all?

~e

[TabiCat]

I like the gift tag label idea

[SilverLining]

I'm the only one in the party with food allergies.  (Sometimes with this group there is another with fa's, and one who is vegan.).  And I'm the only one bringing cookies. 

I do like the idea of a funny "not peanut butter cookies" sign.  Or maybe I could ask "Does anyone here like peanutbutter cookies?  How do mine with no peanut butter measure up?"

since I'm known to be a rotten cook, but a decent baker....that question would sound normal, wouldn't it?

[CMdeux]

   If it is a small group, that would probably work out very well.

[nameless]

"I Can't Believe It's Not Peanut Butter"

...with a little pic of Fabio on it

Adrienne

(do you get those commercials/product in Canada?)

[rebekahc]

"I have no idea what real PB cookies taste like, but my family says these are pretty close!  What do you think?"