"Cheryl" > wrote in message
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> On 1/22/2013 4:09 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>> On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:55:54 -0000, "Ophelia"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:28:48 -0000, "Ophelia"
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> She already said she was doing a big cook of various things because
>>>>> her
>>>>> husband is coming home. Perhaps you missed that?
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>> --
>> 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
>>>
>>> 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
>>
> Then strata isn't what I've made in the past. My breakfast casserole only
> has 6 slices of bread all in one layer at the bottom of a buttered 9x13
> pyrex pan. The rest sounds the same.
I have made the breakfast casserole too but not for many years. Mine always
had meat in it and the bread was cut or torn in cubes. It wasn't made in
layers. And I'm pretty sure that it had more than 6 slices of bread. But
because it was so well liked, I always made a huge amount of it. I would
cut it in squares, wrap them and put them in the freezer for later.
This was for sure made in layers. The end result was very pretty! Too bad
I have to throw it out.