On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:55:54 -0000, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

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>"sf" > wrote in message
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>> On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:28:48 -0000, "Ophelia"
>> > wrote:
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>>> She already said she was doing a big cook of various things because her
>>> husband is coming home. Perhaps you missed that?
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>> Strata is a dish that is supposed to be served as soon as it comes out
>> of the oven, which is what confused her.
>
>Me too It was new to me
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last discussed 12/30/12.
a copy from my sent file follows:

On Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:14:00 -0500, Gary > wrote:

>Thanks again to MerryB for naming this traditional breakfast dish.
>
>I googled several recipes and all were similar. I decided on this one:
>http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Christm...RelatedRecipes
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>It was all made at 10am this morning and is now in fridge for 6-8 hours. I
>do wonder why all the recipes call for this long time in fridge? You would
>think that just a couple of hours would do the trick. But I do what the
>original recipe calls for the first time.
>
>Gary

That's a breakfast casserole. A Strata is built in layers.
Bread on the bottom, a filling, another slice on bread on top of that,
perhaps some sort of topping and then a custard mixture is poured over
all. The strata needs to sit, refrigerated for those mysterious 6-8
hours. A serving is then what amounts to a custardy sandwich.
Just sayin
Janet US