Food Quantities to Serve 50 People

By Hklbrries

Item - Serving Portion - Amount for 50 People (Based on one serving portion per person. For second helpings or larger serving portions, prepare additional food accordingly).


Beverages:
Cocoa, mixed - 3/4 cup - 40 cups
Cocoa, unsweetened powder - 1/2 lb.
Coffee - 3/4 cup - 1 1/2 lb.
Punch - 1/2 cup - 25 cups
Tea - 3/4 cup - 1/2 lb.

Bread and Crackers:
Bread - 1 slice - 4 loaves
Rolls - 1 roll - 5 doz.
Crackers (soda) - 2 crackers - 1 1/2 to 2 lb.

Cereals:
Rice - 1/2 cup - 3 to 4 lb.
Macaroni, noodles, spaghetti - 1/2 cup - 4 1/2 to 5 lb.

Dairy Products:
Butter, for table - 1 tbsp. - 1 to 1 1/2 lb.
Butter, for vegetables - 1/2 tsp. - 3/4 lb.
Cheddar cheese - 1 to 1 1/2 oz. - 3 to 5 lb.
Cream, whipping - 2 tbsp. - 3 cups
Ice cream - 1/2 cup - 25 cups
Milk - 1 cup - 50 cups

Desserts:
Cakes, angel food - 3 to 4 cakes
Cakes, pound or loaf - 4 loaves
Cakes, 8-by-8-inch square - 3 to 4 cakes
Cookies or slices - 3 pieces - 150 pieces
Pies - 1/8 pie - 6 pies

Fish:
Fillets - 3 oz. - 14 to 16 lb.
Whole - 3 oz. - 40 lb.

Fruits:
Apples - 1 - 15 lb.
Bananas - 1 - 16 lb.
Peaches - 1 - 12 to 15 lb.
Raspberries or strawberries - 1/2 cup -14 lb.
Juice, fruit or vegetable - 1/2 cup - 25 cups

Meat:
Beef, ground - 3 oz. - 13 to 15 lb.
Beef, boneless round, rump - 3 oz - 16 to 18 lb.
Lamb, boneless leg - 3 oz. - 15 lb.
Pork, boneless loin - 3 oz. - 18 to 20 lb
Pork, boneless ham - 3 oz. - 15 lb.
Salami - 3 oz - 10 lb.
Sliced luncheon meat - 1 oz. - 3 1/2 lb.
Weiners - 2 weiners - 10 lb.

Poultry:
Chicken, fryers - 1/4 fryer - 13 fryers
Turkey - 3 oz - 36 lb.

Pickles:
Dill or sweet - 10 cups
Relish - 8 cups

Salads:
Green - 3/4 cup - 32 to 40 cups
Potato, chicken or fruit - 1/2 cup - 28 to 32 cups

Salad dressings:
Mayonnaise - 1 tbsp. - 4 cups
Fresnch - 2 tsp. - 3 to 4 cups

Sandwiches:
Main meal - 1 1/2 - 70 to 80 sandwiches
Afternoon - 1 - 50 sandwiches

Vegetables:
Asparagus - 1/2 cup - 18 to 20 lb.
Beans, green or wax - 1/2 cup - 10 to 12 lb.
Broccoli - 1/2 cup - 16 to 20 lb.
Cabbage - 1 wedge - 12 to 14 lb.
Cauliflower - 1/2 cup - 16 to 18 lb.
Celery, sticks - 4 sticks - 4 to 5 lb.
Corn-on-the-cob - 1 ear - 5 doz.
Lettuce, for tossed salad - 1 cup - 8 heads
Lettuce, for salad plate - 8 to 10 heads
Potatoes, baked - 1 potato - 17 to 25 lb.
Potatoes, mashed - 1/2 cup - 15 lb.
Tomatoes, sliced - 3 slices - 15 lb.
Frozen vegetables - 10 lb.

Ingredients

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Details

Servings 50

Preparation

Step 1

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