Shopping for a large crowd event is not as daunting as it seems.

When shopping for your large crowd event, use the following guide. It will help you to estimate the quantity that you should purchase. The following quanities are for 25 people mutiple or deduct to estimate for your group size.

Starters:

25 Servings

Rolls

• 4 doz.

Bread

• 50 slices or(3) 1-lb.loaves

Butter

• 1/2 pound

Mayonnaise

• 1 cup

Mixed Filling

for Sandwiches

• 1 1/2 quarts

Mixed Filling

(sweet-fruit)

• 1 quart

Jams & Preserves

• 1 1/2 lb.

Crackers

• 1 1/2 lb.

Cheese(2oz.per serv)

• 3 lb.

Soup

• 1 1/2 gal.

Salad Dressing

• 1pt.

Meat, Poultry or Fish:

Weiners (beef)

• 6 1/2 pounds

Hamburger

• 9 pounds

Turkey or Chicken

• 13 pounds

Fish, large

• 13 pounds

Fish, fillets or steaks

• 7 1/2 pounds

Salads, Casseroles and Vegetables:

Potato Salad

• 4 1/4 quarts

Scalloped Potatoes

• 4 1/2 quarts

Mashed Potatoes

• 9 lb.

Spaghetti

• 1 1/4 gallons

Baked Beans

• 3/4 gallon

Jello Salad

• 3/4 gallon


Fresh Vegetables:

Lettuce (for salads)

• 4 heads

Carrots(3 oz. or 1/2c.)

• 6 1/4 lb.

Tomatoes

• 3-5 lbs.

Desserts:

Watermelon

• 37 1/2 pounds

Fruit Cup (1/2 c.serving)

• 3 qt.

Cake

• (1) 10 x 12"sheet cake

Whipping Cream

• 3/4 pint

Ice Cream:

Brick

• 3 1/4 quarts

Bulk

• 2 1/4 quarts

Beverages:

coffee

• 1/2 pound and
• 1 1/2 gal. water

Tea

• 1/12 pound and
• 1 1/2 gal. water

Lemonade

• 10-15 lemons
• 1 1/2 gal water






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