49 ~ Wednesday, Aprit-16, 1986 - North Shore News

STAY BUSY WHILE WAITING FOR THE KIDS |
Keep graduation breakfast simple

WITH GRADUATION from

the various

schools rapidly approaching, a lot of parents are facing the
insanity of the celebrations that are part of it.

First, the ‘expense if “totally
awesome” to put it in teenese.

Two new outfits for girls (a
dress to wear under the robe you
rented for $12 and something
flashy for the banquet); boys
parents buy one outfit and then get
Stuck with renting a tux.

budget
beaters

by Barbara
_McCreadie

‘Banquets are ‘held at the: most

‘ expensive. hotels’- parents get to

figure they'll be up all

night
anyway, so why not keep busy?
Since no one knows for sure
what time the kids will start stag-
gering in for breakfast, it’s best to
keep the menu simple. At the party
my daughter attended last year this
was the most popular item served:

Cheese Strata
(This is the basic recipe for four
servings.. Enlarge it as required or
depending on the sizes of the pans
you have.) ©
6 slices day-old bread,
crusts removed, buttered
Y pound medium cheddar,grated
3 eggs
1% cups milk
salt and pepper
crushed coraflakes or potato
chips
*ontional additions: finely
chopped onion, diced green pep-
per,
chopped. ham, crumbled cooked
bacon, -.
mushrooms

Cut bread slices in half and lay

_ half the bread on the bottom of.a

square~ cake ‘tin. Top with the
grated cheese and any or all of the
optional additions. Arrange the

”. rest of the bread on top.

Beat eggs with milk and season-

shell-ovt as much .as $40 a ticket

for themselves and their offspring.

Worse, .after the band. shuts

' down at midnight, the parents get -
to'go, home and worry while their ©

kids party all night.

Want’ to hear the ‘ultimate in-- {
sanity? The school from which. our...
daughter, is. graduating holds the *

banquet on a Sunday night.

I'd really have liked to have!

taken a picture cf Brian last year
as he staggered off to work that

Monday morning. To say he didn’t ~"
get-much sleep is an understate- -
-ment. Lucky us! We get to do it all
again this year.

The night is usually. founded out

. with breakfast. parties catered. by
*. some brave parents who probably

For the BARGAIN HUNTER ..

secondary

“minutes or until

ings and pour over. Top with cor-
nflakes or chips.

Let stand overnight in the
fridge. Bake at 325° about 40
puffed and
brown.

If you double the recipe baking
time will be longer - up to an hour.

Let stand a few minutes before
cutting.

Another goad choice for your
menu is a baked ham and scrambl-
ed eggs. These eggs can be made
up quickly but they will keep for at |
least an hour on a warming tray
and latecomers won't be disap-
pointed.

On-Hold Scrambied Eges
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup milk
12 eggs
Vs cup water
Ys cup butter -
salt and pepper
chopped parsley

Prepare a medium white sauce
by melting the butter, adding Nour
and stirring over low heat until
blended. Add milk and whisk over
medium heat until thickened. :

Whisk the eggs with the water. |
’ Melt % cup better in a large skillet

over medium heat und add eggs.
Stir uatil just set,.but still very
soft. Stir in white sauce and

seasonings and blend well. Top .

with parsley and keep warm.

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