BUFFET SUPPERS.
The buffet supper has almost entirely displaced the “sit-down” supper wherever there are a considerable number of guests. The “sit-down” supper is an intimate affair for a small gathering, whereas the charm of the buffet supper I'es in its informality. In preparing a buffet supper for grown-ups, care should be exercised to avoid the common fault of supplying too liberal a quantity of cakes and dainties, and an insufficient- quantity of the types of food that appeal more strongly to grown-ups. It is probable that the most successful proportion will be one quarter sweetmeats to three-quarters of the more satisfying foods, with two or three kinds of different fillings for sandwiches; a few of the miniature “cocktail” saveloys, now so popular, and a small assortment of cakes and pastries. The food for a perfect buffet 6upper can thus be provided. This menu, of course, is for a substantial gathering; for a small affair there is never any call to provide more than three or four alternatives.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 167, 14 June 1940, Page 9
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168BUFFET SUPPERS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 167, 14 June 1940, Page 9
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