Catholic Recipe: New Year's Eve: Midnight Buffet Menu

It's a pleasant custom to hold open house on New Year's Eve. Friends and neighbors, on their way to late parties, can begin the evening by dropping in for a brief stay and refreshment. Others can come and stay to watch the New Year in with you. Muted music from radio or records, a big punch bowl holding eggnog or a wine punch, thin, thin slices of fruit cake on a silver tray, and plates of delicious not-too-sweet cookies — that's all you need. Unless, of course, you plan to serve a buffet supper to a chosen few after Midnight Mass. Here are two suggested menus for Midnight buffet suppers.

And may your New Year be filled with blessings!

DIRECTIONS

Game Hens with Pineapple-Walnut Stuffing (see recipe) Hot Buttered Rolls Currant Jelly Mixed Fresh Fruit Salad Paprika Cheese Straws (see recipe) Pistachio Ice Cream Fruit Cake Hot Coffee or Tea (see recipe)

Ham a la King in Chafing Dish Buttered Green Peas Hot Patty Shells Jellied Pineapple Salad (see recipe) Hot Mince Pie Coffee (see recipe)

Recipe Source: Cook's Blessings, The by Demetria Taylor, Random House, New York, 1965