Bring a plate

An invitation to bring a plate of food to share at a social gathering or fundraiser.

There are many stories of new arrivals in Australia being bamboozled by the instruction to bring a plate. As the locals know, an empty plate will not do.

In earlier days the request was often 'ladies a plate', sometimes followed by 'gentlemen a donation'.

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