I have a etiquette question that I need some advice on.
Here is the scenerio:
Hubby meets a couple in coffee shop and gets to talking to them. He perseves that they are sort of down on their luck and don't know anyone as they have just moved here from back east somewhere. He invites them over for dinner and a night of cards. They say they would like to come and will be here.
OK I cook a nice meal and they never show up. They never even phone to give a reason why they never show up.
OK I have all this extra food that can't be frozen so hubby and I will have to eat it for a few days.
Ok now here is the question,
If they ever show up at my house do I mention the missed meal or do I act like it was not a big deal.
I really don't know if I ever want them in my house but just in case what do I say?
I appreciate your replies.
PF

If you see them again, I'd do the whole "Oh! I'm glad you're all right! When you didn't show up at dinner and we didn't receive a phone call, we assumed something terrible had happened and you had to rush to the hospital or out of town!"

That way, you show that you were concerned about them and that you had noticed that they didn't show up. I wouldn't go off accusing them of being rude because they may have lost the address or phone number, among other perfectly valid reasons.

Perfect answer, LadyM (Miss Manners).

Any chance that they might have met someone who warned them about your cooking Bonnie? I will now duck the flying objects being thrown at me!

(Ren steps into the picture at this stage and assures us that Bonnie is an excellent cook - I know, I know, I am only teasing. )

Thanks for the reply ladymacb. I did forget to mention that they live three blocks from my apt.
And I guess they had their reasons but I am sorry even if something else had come up I still think a telephone call would have been the polite thing to do.
And gee Sue you could be right maybe they did find out I am not a Gourmet chef!
PF

Now Sue, I have to take issue here. If they were going to be treated to PF's 'piece de resistance'(spam fritters and boiled cabbage followed by peanut butter and jam sandwiches), they were certainly missing something.
Seriously, PF does go to a lot of trouble, and takes her hostessing very seriously and I KNOW she will have put knives and forks out and the best plastic tablecloth. I have been there. I know. I feel sorry for those people. They were missing a class evening.