Miss Manners: Thanks for returning my Tupperware, but next time ... please wash it!

"Miss Manners" Judith Martin

"Miss Manners" Judith MartinCourtesy Andrews McMeel Universal

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I baked cinnamon rolls and decided to share part of the batch with a friend. I packed some in a container and sent them home with said friend.

At a later meeting, my friend returned the container, covered in residual frosting. I appreciated that they remembered to return it, but found it somewhat rude that it was dirty. When sharing cookware, whose responsibility is the washing?

GENTLE READER: The one who got the free cinnamon rolls.

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