What is a "Light Supper?"

[Flummery]

I sympathise with them. The older I get the less well I sleep after a late meal. I would say, think indigestion. Go easy on cheese and pickle options and cut down the pastry. Cold meats, bread, maybe small rolls if poss, mini, tasty things.

I hope it goes really well! Good luck.

[Florence Fennel]

Can't agree more Flum, particular no-no is cheese and pickle. Ham and bread and other little nibbles sounds lovely though.

[weekendwellies]

That sounds delicious northepaul.

For me a light supper is beans on toast or a chicken sarnie, but my late husband had a friend who often invited us around for 'supper'. The first time, we had dinner before attending, but her 'supper' consisted as a 4 course meal

[Florence Fennel]

That's interesting WW, because we would call supper a light dish like you've said, before bed. Tea was dinner iykwim. Dinner was lunch and breakfast, well that was just breakfast! Regional thing I suppose.

[Snadger]

Poached egg on toast or a cup of Horlicks for me!

[Alison]

Supper to me has always been a quick snack before bed - as kids this was usually fruit and don't bother these days. However, I think to many supper is the main evening meal of the day (when I was a kid only posh people called this supper, was tea to everybody else but think that's regional ). Therefore assume that light supper is a light tea and therefore not a heavy meal like pie and mash but something more akin to a fish salad or something like that. Would also associate it with something simple and not a massive load of work.

[northepaul]

Thanks for all your suggestions!!

Although I am not sure about the mug of horlicks!!

[Florence Fennel]

Agreed Thea, don't give them Horlicks or it will turn into a Sleepover!

[bubblewrap]

Certainly NOT this.
Feeling peckish? Try the Big Breakfast at Mahon's Hotel, Irvinestown! : Chilli and Chocolate : A Belfast Food Blog (Northern Ireland, UK)

[northepaul]

Certainly NOT this.
Feeling peckish? Try the Big Breakfast at Mahon's Hotel, Irvinestown! : Chilli and Chocolate : A Belfast Food Blog (Northern Ireland, UK)

ROFL!! Not if I want to keep on good terms anyway