AUBURN — The William J. Rogers American Legion Post 153 at the intersection of South Main and Cook streets in New Auburn has announced the breakfast schedule for 2012.

According to Commander Dave Richardson the first breakfast will be held on Sunday, Sept. 30, from 8 to 10 a.m. The following October, November and December the breakfast will be held on the third Sunday of each month at the same times.

The Commander stated that the members of the post have agreed to continue serving a healthy breakfast of light, fluffy scrambled eggs, Canadian bacon, a choice of sausage links or patties, home fries cooked in a secret legionnaire recipe, Boston baked beans, white, wheat or English muffin toast and the military’s infamous S.O.S. with Army coffee and juice, plus an old Beaulieu family recipe for crepes that has been passed down for generations from Quebec and earlier from France. Don Beaulieu, sergeant-at-arms for the post, is the keeper of the secret recipe.

S.O.S., which was used since 1935 in the U.S. Army, is also known as “stew on a shingle” or another, less-polite version, or also “same old stuff.” It is comprised of a creamy white sauce and rehydrated slivers of dried beef or chopped sausage, served on toasted bread, English muffins, biscuits, home fries, rice and in casseroles, can also be flavored with Worcestershire sauce and dried parsley. S.O.S. was emblematic of the military experience.

When asked about the rising food prices, the post Public Relations Officer Paul R. Bernard said, “We are concerned about our neighbors who are struggling to stay afloat and for that reason all of the members voted to keep the price of breakfast at $6 and $4 for children under 12.”

All money raised supports the post home and American Legion programs. For information on membership, contact Commander Dave Richardson at 782-1118 or email www.legionpost153.org or send mail to New Auburn American Legion, William Rogers Post 153, 71 South Main St., Auburn, ME 04210.