My mother and some of her friends used to do this big round robin new years eve party with each hostess getting it every few years. Traditionally they served appetizers at 6ish, dinner at 7ish. Around 11ish they'd put out some cheese and crackers, salted nuts - perhaps 1 or 2 other things like a dip or some bacon wrapped water chestnuts or mini quiches "just in case". Then around 1am they'd either serve a dessert type item or a breakfast type item (usually a stratta? of sausage, egg and cheese that could be assembled ahead of time and just baked briefly.

If you walked away from that hungry there was something wrong with you....

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