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Party Planning - Recipes -
Cooking for a crowd
Amounts To Buy For 50 guests
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Beverages |
50
servings |
Size of Serving |
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Coffee, regular |
1 to 1
1/4 lb. |
3/4 cup |
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Cream for coffee |
1 1/4
qt. |
1 1/2 tablespoon |
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Frozen fruit-juice
concentrate |
9- 6
oz. cans |
1/2 cup |
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Fruit or tomato juice,
canned |
4- 46
oz. cans |
1/2 cup |
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Lemon, for tea |
5 large |
1 thin slice |
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Tea |
1/4 lb. |
3/4 cup |
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Sugar, lump |
1 1/8
lb. |
2 lumps |
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Lemonade, concentrate,
frozen |
13- 6
oz. cans |
1 cup |
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Punch |
2
gallons |
2/3 cup |
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Vegetables |
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Any canned vegetable |
14 - No. 303 or 11 No. 2
cans |
1/2 cup |
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Asparagus, canned |
11 No. 2 cans |
4 to 6
spears |
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Asparagus, fresh |
20 lb. |
4 to 5
stalks |
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Cabbage |
7 heads |
1/8
head |
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Cauliflower (flowerets
only) |
15 lb. |
1/4 lb. |
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Corn on cob |
50 ears |
1 ear |
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Frozen French fries |
16 - 9 oz pkg. |
About 3
oz. |
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Frozen vegetables |
13 to 17 pkg. (10-12
oz.) |
About
1.2 cup |
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Green or wax beans |
12 1/2 lb. |
1/4 lb. |
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Onions, for creaming |
15 lb. |
1/2 cup
(3 or 4) |
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Potatoes, boiled |
20 lb. |
1
medium |
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Potatoes, for creaming |
12 1/2 to 15 lb. |
1/2 cup |
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Potatoes, hash browned |
18 lb. |
1/2 cup |
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Potatoes, mashed |
25 lb. |
1/2 cup |
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Potatoes, to scallop |
12 1/2 lb. |
1/2 cup |
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Potatoes, sweet |
25 lb. |
1
potato |
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Tomatoes, baked |
16 lb. |
1
medium |
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Meat, Poultry, Fish |
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Bacon |
6 lb. |
2
slices |
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Beef, rolled rib roast |
25 lb * |
5 1/2
oz cooked boneless meat |
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Beef, standing rib roast |
35 lb * |
5 1/2
oz cooked boneless meat |
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Chicken, to roast |
35 to 40 lb. ** |
3/4 lb. |
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Chicken, stewing for a
la King, salad, etc. |
20 to 25 lb. ** |
3/4 lb. |
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Fish fillets, frozen |
13- 1 lb. pkg. |
1/4 lb. |
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Ham, canned, boned |
1 - 14 lb. can |
1/4 lb. |
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Ham, bone in, to bake |
22 to 25 lb. |
1/8 lb. |
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Hamburgers |
12 1/2 to 15 lb. |
4
to 5 oz. |
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Lamb, leg to roast |
25 lb. |
1/2 lb. |
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Meat, chopped, for loaf |
12 lb. |
1/4 lb.
meat |
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Pork Chops (3 to 1 lb.) |
17 lb. |
3/4 lb.
chop |
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Pork, loin to roast |
25 lb. |
1/2 lb. |
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Sausage, bulk or links |
12 1/2 lb. |
4 oz. |
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Turkey, cut-up, cooked |
16 lb. ** |
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Turkey, to roast |
35 to 40 lb. ** |
1/2 to
2/3 lb. |
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Sandwiches |
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Beef, roast, sliced |
4 lb. 12 oz. |
1 slice |
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Bread, sandwich |
2 - 3 lb. loaves |
2
slices |
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Ham, baked, sliced |
4 lb. 12 oz. |
1 slice |
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Swiss cheese, sliced |
3 lb. 2 oz. |
1 slice |
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Relishes, Salad |
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Cabbage, for slaw |
12 to 15 lb. |
1/3 cup |
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Chicken salad |
6 1/4 qt. |
1/2 cup |
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Cranberry sauce |
6 - 1 lb. cans |
1/2"
slice |
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French dressing |
1 1/2 qt. |
2
tablespoons |
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Fruit salad |
9 qt. |
3/4 cup |
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Lettuce, for lettuce
hearts |
12 medium heads |
1/5
head |
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Lettuce leaf, for salad |
6 heads |
2 or 3
leaves |
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Mayonnaise, or salad
dressing |
1 qt. |
1
tablespoon |
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Pears, for salad |
7 - No. 2 1/2 cans |
1 pear
half |
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Potato salad |
6 1/4 qt. |
1/2 cup |
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Salmon, for salad |
8 - No. 1 tall cans |
1/3 cup
salad |
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Tuna. for salad |
16 cans *** |
1/3 cup
salad |
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Tomatoes, salad |
30 medium |
3
slices |
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Miscellaneous |
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Apples, cooking, for
sauce |
25 lb. |
1/2 cup |
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Applesauce |
14- No. 2 cans |
1/2 cup |
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Bread |
5- 1 lb. loaves |
1 1/2"
slices |
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Cling Peaches |
7 - No. 2 1/2 cans |
1 peach
half |
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Butter or Margarine |
1 to 1 1/4 lb. |
1 pat,
1/2" thick |
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Crackers |
1 lb. |
2
crackers |
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Cream, heavy to top
desserts |
1 qt. |
1
tablespoon whipped |
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Fruits, frozen, to top
ice cream |
13 to 17 pkg. (10-12
oz.) |
1/4 to
1/3 cup |
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Ice cream, brick or bulk |
2 to 2 1/2 gallon |
1 slice
or large scoop |
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Noodles |
8 - 6 oz. pkg. |
1/2 cup |
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Pies |
9 pies |
1/6 pie |
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Rice, packaged precooked |
6 - 15 oz. pkg. |
3/4 cup |
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Rolls, or biscuits |
6 1/2 dozen |
1 1/2 |
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Soup, canned, condensed |
20 cans |
1 cup |
Note: For 25 persons,
divide indicated amount by 2. For 100 persons, multiply by
2.
* After boning
** Ready-to-cook weight.
*** Solid pack or chunk style.
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