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Schedule for
Breakfast at Wimbledon
Depending on your
local TV coverage, the matches usually start early, so here is a party
plan guaranteed to have everything ready in time for you to be able to
relax with your guests.
Day before:
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Buy groceries
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Set your
buffet table
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Get out all
the serving pieces, dishes, cups, glassware, flatware and napkins
you will be using. Don’t forget a cream pitcher and sugar for the
tea.
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Make
doughnuts. Store between layers of waxed paper and cover with waxed
paper or a brown paper bag. Don’t store in plastic, or they will
get soggy.
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Sift dry
ingredients for muffins into a plastic container. Cover and set
aside, being careful not to cause it to settle too much.
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Put butter for
muffins out to soften overnight.
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Wash and hull
strawberries. Chill strawberries and whole melons.
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Chill passion
fruit juice in a pitcher. Chilling the pitcher along with the juice
will help it stay cold on the buffet table.
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Chill
champagne.
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Cut steak into
bite-sized pieces and refrigerate.
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Bake potatoes;
cool and refrigerate.
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Prepare bread
crumbs for tomatoes. Store at room temperature.
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Prepare
custard for trifle and refrigerate.
Early morning,
before guests arrive:
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Assemble
trifle and chill.
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Prepare and
bake muffins.
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Cook cottage
fries and set aside.
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Cook steak and
set aside.
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Slice melon
and arrange on a tray with strawberries.
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Arrange
doughnuts and muffins on buffet table.
As guests arrive:
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Arrange champagne and passion fruit juice on buffet table.
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Heat water and
prepare tea; put on buffet table.
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Pour yourself
a mimosa and sit down to watch the match.
10 minutes before
you want to eat the steak ‘n eggs:
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Preheat oven
to 400º
for tomatoes.
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Warm cottage
fries.
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Warm steak
(careful not to overcook)
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Put tomatoes
in to bake.
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Scramble eggs.
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Enjoy.
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