Recipe: Servings for 50 or 100 (repost)

The following quantity guides were previously posted here on Recipe Link. I think the one from Jackie/MA is very useful. I hope they will help with your planning.
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Meat and Cheese Party Trays - quantities for 50 people

**Originally posted by Jackie/MA 06/06/2004

I hope that this helps you plan your party. The first amount given is what you will need if you are only serving meat and cheese, the second, smaller amount given is the amount you would use if other things are being served.
Hopefully the information below will help you figure out YOUR answer!

The guide line below is a planning aide.
Variables to consider are the age of the crowd and time of day (will it overlap a meal time).
Increase or decrease the amount slightly as you feel necessary.

Amounts needed to feed approx. 50 people

Food: Amount if only serving this ONE item
Suggested amount if serving all or most of these items:

Cheese: Cheddar, jack, Swiss, etc.
5 lb. assorted cheeses, thinly sliced
Served with bread/crackers/pickles, 1 to 2 lb. assorted, thinly sliced or cubed cheese

Meats: cold cuts, ham, beef, turkey etc.
10 lb. assorted meats shaved or sliced
Served with bread/crackers/pickles 3-4 lb. thinly sliced meats

Veggies and dip (this is the most inexpensive item and the easiest to have extra on hand)
5 lb. prepared assorted veggies; 6 cups dip
3-4 lb. prepared veggie sticks, 4 cups dip

Fruit chunks: melons 10 lb. melon balls or cubes
3-5 lb. melon balls or cubes or some strawberries
(allow 50 % waste when purchasing melons unpeeled weight)

Shrimp
3 to 5 lb. and cocktail sauce (the count on a pkg. of shrimp will tell you how many are in 1 lb., i.e. 21-30 (large) or 175-200 - tiny) 1- 1/12 lb.

Bread, crackers, buns etc.3 small bread or crackers or 1 buns per person
1 to 3 small bread or crackers per person.

Pickles, olives etc.
3 lbs. 1 lbs.

Chips, dip dips
1 qt. 5 lb. chips
2-3 lbs. and 4 cups dip

As you add more items to your menu, reduce the others accordingly.

Veggies, crackers, chips are inexpensive fill-ins and fill people up, have extras of those.

Depending on the age and time of day, allow from 4 to 12 pieces per person.

The more things you add, the less amount of each item you will need.

The thinner you slice your meat, cheese and veggies and fruit, the more serving you will get per lb.

Decorate your plates and platters attractively, green leaf lettuce, parsley and flowers.

Use toothpicks and small skewers to form interesting presentations.

Deviled eggs, smoked oysters, tiny open faced sandwiches, are easy and appealing.

Meatballs in a sauce, or a hot spread for dipping in a chaffing dish is easy and attractive.

Add hot appetizers if you desire, adjusting the total volume of food accordingly. _______________________________________________

100 servings (repost)

This is a basic list of estimated quantities needed to serve 100. Quantities need will vary according to serving sizes and how many other foods are being served. The more things you add, the less amount of each item you will need.

2 gallons Applesauce
3 gallons String beans
2 gallons Baked beans
24 pounds Beets (cooked) 2 pounds Butter
12 Loaves of bread (1 lb loaf)
10 pounds Coleslaw cabbage
30 pounds Carrots (cooked)
2 gallon Peas
75 pound Fried chicken
35 pound Chicken a' la King
15 bn Celery
1 pound Coffee (for 100 cups)
6 pound Cranberries (raw) AND------ -- -6 lbs of sugar.
6 cup Cocoa or hot chocolate
13 quart Ice-cream -- bricks
14 quart Ice-cream -- bulk
40 pound Ham/beef/pork/veal roast.
30 pound Meatballs
32 pound Hambuger
35 pound Pork chops
45 pound Baked ham
14 bn Lettuce heads for salad
17 packages Jello (3 1/2 oz packets)
6 pound Macaroni
1 gallon Pickles
35 pound Raw potatoes (mashed)
4 gallon Punch -- (1/2c per person)
5 pound Rice
2 quart Salad dressing
3 pound Cube sugar
1/2 pound Tea
65 pound Turkey roast
25 pound Weiners

These individual items will serve 100 people. So if you are entertaining hopes this helps out.