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Page 6-September, 5,1985-Fort Covington Sun-Fort Covington, N. Y. Dining Oat By Jennie Bartlett In my search for a Sunday Brunch, I have made a discov- ery — 1 have traveled too far, and in the opposite direction. A few weeks ago while our family was in the Potsdam area, we just happened to decide to have dinner at the Sunset Lodge on the Potsdam-Norwood Road. It had been a number of years since I had eaten there and, frankly, had forgotten what a Sunset Lodge great meal one receives when you choose to be a guest of the Mahoney's. Sunday Brunch is advertised on a bulletin board in the res- taurant, it is held between 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., and is $7.95 per person. The notice pro- claims, all you can eat, \Screw- drivers,\ \Bloody Mary's\ and champagne. We called the Sunset on Sunday morning to find that PRINTS 2 FOR THE 4 PRICE OF 1 Get two sets of quality Kodak color pnnts for the price of one when you bring m any size Kodacolor film for developing and printing by Kodak Offer Good! Sept. l-Sept. 28 PMOCESSMG8V I Kodak s SUPPLY INC. 106 East Main St.. Malone. NY 483-3241 Sunset Hodge Dollar for dollar, the best brunch to be found is at the Sunset. two people do not require a reservation. We arrived at 11:30 a.m. to an almost empty room and were seated imme- diately at a small table for two, next to a window. The tables at the Sunset are covered with red linen table covers, have woven place mats, and gold linen napkins. Entering the room always leaves one with a feeling of warmth. The buffet brunch table stretches almost the entire length of the main dining room. The first sight from our table was a large tray abounding with generous slices of watermelon, cantalope and honeydew Learn how to walk. A Rockport representative will be here to show the latest Rockport line and to explain the benefits of walking; how walking is aerobic, improves circulation, relieves stress, reduces fat, and is a safe, injury free exercise. At the forefront of the walking revolution, Rockport sponsors ongoing research to explore the health benefits of walking. This has resulted in their designing the most comfortable lightweight walking shoes you can wear. In fact, Rockport is the first shoe company to receive the American Podiatric Medical Association's Seal of Acceptance for promoting foot health. INNOVATIONS IN COMPORT KENNEDY SHOES Near Post Office Downtown Massena melon, nestled in crushed ice. Next there was a black soup pot which proclaimed \beef barley soup\. Around the corner, and continuing for a great distances were various steam trays, endfhg in a grill at which Chef Jack Mahoney presided. At once our waitress brought us a pot of coffee, although she neglected to notice that we were without cups. Since there was no one seated near us, we borrowed them from the table next to us. She did notice that immediately, apologized, and replaced the neighboring table's cups. After sitting and enjoying cof- |fee for a few minutes, we (decided to see what offerings were at the buffet table. First there were iced buckets con- taining bottles of tomato, grapefruit or orange juice. A covered tray of donuts (the small sugared store purchased variety), fruit bread and baking powder biscuits, was nestled next to a tray of hot, fresh, fried dough with honey, maple syrup, sugar or cinnamon/- sugar choices to accompany it. Next was a steam tray which contained a broccoli casserole, eggs benedict and a rice and vegetable casserole. There were chunks of home fries, crisp bacon, sausage links and sausage patties and slices of ham. Just before the grill there was the traditional brunch offering of a round of beef roasted. Orders were taken for pan- cakes made to order, plain, blueberry, strawberry or rasp- berry. Omelets were niade to order and among the choices were plain, cheese, western, mushroom or jelly. French toast was also on the made to order menu. The pancakes were large or small, and as many as you cared to order. They were offered with blueb- erry, strawberry or raspberry syrup, plus the favorite, maple syrup. I also noticed that there was a toaster near the grill for toasting English muffins and the type of waffles one puts in a toaster for morning breakfast. The waitress kept checking back to find out if we were in need of anything, and Sunset Lodge owner Jack Mahoney strolled around when not pre- paring the made to offer items, asking how things were and making general conversation with his patrons. The rice casserole was reminiscent of Spanish rice without tomato sauce, the broccoli casserole which has been on the Sunset's buffet tables before was as great as I remembered it to be. The eggs benedict were rather good for a buffet table, although the sauce which covered the eggs wasnot a piquant as most hollandaise usually is, the muffins not crisp and the eggs poached too hard. The roast beef was very good, rare, moist, not grizzly, as round beef tends toward, but which brought to mind the question, \just why is roast beef always included in a brunch?\; The sausage was very good, the bacon crisp and flavorful.» Just as the noon hour approached, the room began filling up with people. Also, as the clock ticked past twelve o'clock noon, the waitresses began circulating among those who were already eating to offer them either a Bloody Mary, a screwdriver, cham- pagne or a \mooka\. I am not certain of the spelling of the combination orange juice, champagne and triple sec. A Bloody Mary was ordered hot, and arrived perfectly; I ordered a mooka, which is a Mimosa with triple sec, and it arrived, tasted rather like plain orange juice poured over ice, but packed a punch. The beef barley soup was all right, but was not special. The melon was sweet and ripened . to perfection. '' ] - ,r v' A& ftf© sat^anit.^pjoyecj the brunch, our waitress whisking away plates as soon, as they were emptied and makjng sure that we did not need anything. We wera,offered more Bloody Mary/s an^ mpokasj, and she kept'appearing with a cham- pagne^, bottle to refill, the glasses; of thpse.^dinners who had made that choice. If anything was missing from the brunch, it wa,s, an qffering of the fabulous ^lesser {s the Sunset Has to offer ifsairiner customers. That, however, is purely selfish', since I don't know where there would exist roorn for one more morsel of food! Mahon>ey admonished n e a r 1 \/ e v'e r y d.e p a r t i n g bruncher for having \quit so soon\. Food sjjriplies were as adequate at 1 p.m. as triey were at 11:30 a.m. and absolutely no effort was made by anyone to make one feel as\ though one should leave. The food was excellent, the service was very good, the atmosphere was most enjoya- ble. The criterion for a Sunday brunch was met by every mea- sure, including two of the most important. Did we get what we paid for? The answer has to be yes, and much more. And, would we take our friends there for Sunday brunch, again the answer is absolutely. We will return again ourselves. Sunday brunch for two, plus tax and tip was $20.00. Womens Seminar More than 40 area women have registered for a one- day seminar on \Women in the Work Place,\ sponsored by the Massena Business and Professional Women, and scheduled Saturday, Sept. 14, at the First United Methodist Church Hall, 189 Main St., Massena. The seminar is divided into three sessions. Offered as possible choices for the two morning sessions is stress management, led by Barbara Walker, author of \You Can Cope;\ Getting the Most Out of the Work- place, Pat McKeown, jour- nalist and news director of North Country Public Radio; women in politics, Alison Power, press secre- tary to Congressman David Martin; Betty Bradley, long- time county legislator; Robin St. Andrews, St. Lawrence County Election Commissioner; assertive- ness training, Ann McDo- nald and Beth Cardinal, psychiatric social workers; networking and support groups, Dr. Kendall Taylor, director Arts Management Associates of George Washington University and longtime women's consul- Rt 37 Ft. Covington 3:30 to 5:00 M-F 10:00 to 5:00 Sat. Call: 358-4622 After 5:00 529-6144 tant, and women and^ the law, Margaret Montoya, attorney for North Country Legal Services and presi- dent of St. Lawrence County NOW. Following a catered lunch, registrants will choose one of three after- noon workshops: Financial planning, Emma Chris- tensen, district manager of the Social Security office and Mary Jane Watson, partner in Pinto, Mucenski and Watson; state policies toward women., June O'Neil, Gov. Mario Cuo- mo's North Country liaison; and color me beautiful, Ann LeClaire and Marilyn Tyo, color consultants. According to the semin- ar's organizer Karen St. Hilaire, registration is limited to 100 women, a*nd the choice of workshops will be given on a first-come basis. Child care is available by reservation and lunch is included in the $15 registra- tion. Anyone wishing to regis- ter or needing further information can write to Massena BPW, c/o Karen St. Hilaire, RD 3, Box 339, Massena, 13662, or call 315- 769-8991 or 769-3594. All Types of PRINTING SIGN PAINTING Political Posters and Handouts Our Specially
