Winning game plans for a really big party

Sunset, Nov, 1985

Cleaning up ... the end

Those who cook rarely like to clean, too. If you can, bring in a new team to clean up. Specify chores or areas of responsibility for each member.

For a large group, we heard many votes for using good-quality disposable tableware. If the utensils are nondisposable, assign someone to sort and count pieces before the garbage is taken out; in the hubbub, many items can accidentally get tossed out with the trash.