Local groceries and bakeries donate day old donuts, pastries, muffins, pies, birthday cakes, and any other bakery item which may be too old to sell but not too old to eat. Everyone is entitled to one box of his or her choice. Families are allowed more if they choose. Although one box is the policy, no fuss is made over some extra handouts. There is no need to worry about running out.
Donations come in every day by the vanload.
Depending on the cook s mood the entr es range anywhere from French toast to spaghetti with meatballs. Trays covered with tin foil reveal their contents only by scrawling of Bac or Scram . Steam burst out of each tray as the foil is pierced and peeled back. Volunteers heap portions of the main entr e onto the bright yellow trays, now laden with the breakfast of the patron. After siphoning away from the buffet, coffee cups are filled while the process of heaping trays and choosing pastries continues.