When I was a child, my mother would make "snack supper" on hot evenings. She'd cut up summer sausage and sharp cheddar cheese and arrange them on a huge platter along with sliced cucumbers, black olives, deviled eggs, cherry tomatoes, celery sticks and ritz crackers. She'd also open a can of smoked oysters (which I wouldn't dream of eating as a child!) When my own children were little, this was one of their favorite meals and they would often request it for their birthdays. Another thing that I did when my children were little was serve strawberry shortcake for supper on the day we picked berries. They loved it - all their friends were jealous.