Cabbage Salad, Slaw, 8 lbs., 2 bunches carrots, 1 bunch celery dressing.
Cabbage-Apple Salad, 1/2 doz. apples, 6 lbs. cabbage, 2 boxes raisins, nuts.
Rice-3 lbs. Grits-21/2 lbs.
Fresh Tomatoes— 10 lbs.
Rolls— 15 dozen or 6 yeast cakes made into rolls.
Beef Roast- 18 to 20 lbs.
Meat cakes— ground meat, 16 to 18 lbs.
Meat loaf- 12 to 15 lbs.
Fresh Ham-20 to 25 lbs.; tenderized, 17 to 20 lbs.
Sausage, 16 lbs.
Chicken (dressed) Creamed, 15 to 18 lbs., baked, 25 to 30 lbs.
Turkey (dressed and drawn) 22 to 25 lbs.
Chicken Stew— 4 hens, weighing 5 lbs. or more.
Brunswick Stew— 14 lbs. beef, 3 lbs. lean pork, 1 fowl, 7 cans tomatoes,
4 cans corn.
Ice Cream— 2 gallons of bulk cream.
Coffee- 1 lb.
Food Quantities for Serving
25, 50 and 100 Persons at Picnic
Do you hove trouble deciding how much of various foods fo take to a
picnic? Here are some suggested figures on 25, 50 and 100 servings,
taken from "Planning Food For Institutions," a USDA handbook:
Food
Sandwiches:
Bread
25 Servings
50 slices or
3 1-lb. loaves
% pound
1 cup
Butter
Mayonnaise
Mixed filling
(meat, eggs, fish) IY2 quarts
Mixed filling
(sweet-fruit) 1 quart
Lettuce IV2 heads
Meat, Poultry or
Wieners
Hamburger
Ham (bone in)
Turkey or chicken
Fish, large
whole (round)
Fish, fillets
or steaks
Fish:
6V2 pounds
9 pounds
14 pounds
13 pounds
13 pounds
IVz pounds
Salads, Casseroles:
Potato salad
Scalloped potato
Spaghetti
Baked Beans
Jello Salad
Ice Cream:
Brick
Bulk
Beverages:
Coffee
Tea
Lemonade
Desserts:
Watermelon
Cake
4% quarts
4V2 quarts or
1 12x20" pan
lx/4 gallons
% gallon
% gallon
314 quarts
2lA quarts
xk pound and
1% gal. water
1/12 pound and
1% gal. water
10 to 15 lemons,
lVa^gal. water
37 V2 pounds
1 10x12" sheet
cake
IV2 10" layer
cakes
50 Servings
100 slices or
6 1-lb. loaves
% to 1 pound
2 to 3 cups
100 Servings
200 slices or
12 1-lb. loaves
lJ/2 pounds
4 to 6 cups
2% to 3 quarts 5 to 6 quarts
Whipping cream % pint
1% to 2 quarts
2V2 to 3 heads
13 pounds
18 pounds
28 pounds
25 to 35 pounds
25 pounds
15 pounds
2*4 gallons
8% quarts
IVz gallons
IM gallons
1 V* gallons
6Y2 quarts
4% quarts or
1 % gallons
1 pound and
3 gal. water
1/6 pound and
3 gal. water
20 to 30 lemons,
3 gal. water
75 pounds
1 12x20" sheet
cake
3 10" layer
cakes
1^ to 2 pints
2% to 4 quarts
5 to 6 heads
25 pounds
35 pounds
55 pounds
50 to 75 pounds
50 pounds
30 pounds
4V2 gallons
17 quarts
5 gallons
2Yz gallons
2% gallons
12 % .quarts
9 quarts or
2V2 gallons
2 pounds and
6 gallons water
Vz pound and
6 gallons water
40 to 60 lemons,
6 gallons water
150 pounds
2 12x20" sheet
cakes
6 10" layer
cakes
3 pints
CALORIE COUNTERS
Carbonated Water xxx c.
Coffee, black, unsweetened xxx c.
Cocoa, All Milk 1 cup 230 c.
Cola Beverages 1 sm. glass 100 c.
Lemonade 1 sm. glass 75 c.
Tea, plain, unsweetened 1 cup xxx c.
BREAD, CRACKERS, ROLLS, ETC.
Gluten Bread .1 slice 30 c.
Raisin Bread 1 slice 100 c.
Rye Bread 1 slice 70 c.
Enriched White Bread 1 slice 65 c.
Melba Toast 1 slice 25 c.
Whole Wheat Bread 1 slice 75 c.
Baking Powder Biscuits 1 large or 2 small 100 c.
Saltines 1 double 40 c.
Soda Crackers 1 25 c.
Bran Muffin 1 50 c.
Corn Bread 1 small square 130 c.
French Hard Roll 1 small 80 c.
French Toast 1 slice 130 c.
Gingerbread 1 slice 150 c.
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Presented as published in 1963. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
Cabbage Salad, Slaw, 8 lbs., 2 bunches carrots, 1 bunch celery dressing.
Cabbage-Apple Salad, 1/2 doz. apples, 6 lbs. cabbage, 2 boxes raisins, nuts.
Rice-3 lbs. Grits-21/2 lbs.
Fresh Tomatoes— 10 lbs.
Rolls— 15 dozen or 6 yeast cakes made into rolls. Beef Roast- 18 to 20 lbs. Meat cakes— ground meat, 16 to 18 lbs. Meat loaf- 12 to 15 lbs.
Fresh Ham-20 to 25 lbs.; tenderized, 17 to 20 lbs. Sausage, 16 lbs.
Chicken (dressed) Creamed, 15 to 18 lbs., baked, 25 to 30 lbs. Turkey (dressed and drawn) 22 to 25 lbs. Chicken Stew— 4 hens, weighing 5 lbs. or more.
Brunswick Stew— 14 lbs. beef, 3 lbs. lean pork, 1 fowl, 7 cans tomatoes, 4 cans corn.
Ice Cream— 2 gallons of bulk cream. Coffee- 1 lb.
Food Quantities for Serving 25, 50 and 100 Persons at Picnic
Do you have trouble deciding how much of various foods fo take to a picnic? Here are some suggested figures on 25, 50 and 100 servings, taken from "Planning Food For Institutions," a USDA handbook:
Food Sandwiches:
Bread
25 Servings
50 slices or
3 1-lb. loaves % pound 1 cup
Butter Mayonnaise Mixed filling
(meat, eggs, fish) IY2 quarts Mixed filling
(sweet-fruit) 1 quart
Lettuce IV2 heads
Meat, Poultry or
Wieners Hamburger Ham (bone in) Turkey or chicken Fish, large
whole (round) Fish, fillets
or steaks
Fish:
6V2 pounds 9 pounds 14 pounds 13 pounds
13 pounds
IVz pounds
Salads, Casseroles:
Potato salad Scalloped potato
Spaghetti Baked Beans Jello Salad
Ice Cream:
Brick Bulk
Beverages:
Coffee
Tea
Lemonade
Desserts:
Watermelon Cake
4% quarts 4V2 quarts or
1 12x20" pan lx/4 gallons % gallon % gallon
314 quarts 2lA quarts
xk pound and 1% gal. water
1/12 pound and 1% gal. water
10 to 15 lemons, lVa^gal. water
37 V2 pounds 1 10x12" sheet cake
IV2 10" layer cakes
50 Servings
100 slices or 6 1-lb. loaves % to 1 pound 2 to 3 cups
100 Servings
200 slices or
12 1-lb. loaves lJ/2 pounds 4 to 6 cups
2% to 3 quarts 5 to 6 quarts
Whipping cream % pint
1% to 2 quarts 2V2 to 3 heads
13 pounds 18 pounds 28 pounds 25 to 35 pounds
25 pounds
15 pounds
2*4 gallons 8% quarts
IVz gallons IM gallons 1 V* gallons
6Y2 quarts 4% quarts or 1 % gallons
1 pound and 3 gal. water
1/6 pound and 3 gal. water
20 to 30 lemons, 3 gal. water
75 pounds 1 12x20" sheet cake
3 10" layer cakes
1^ to 2 pints
2% to 4 quarts 5 to 6 heads
25 pounds 35 pounds 55 pounds 50 to 75 pounds
50 pounds
30 pounds
4V2 gallons 17 quarts
5 gallons 2Yz gallons 2% gallons
12 % .quarts 9 quarts or 2V2 gallons
2 pounds and 6 gallons water
Vz pound and 6 gallons water
40 to 60 lemons, 6 gallons water
150 pounds
2 12x20" sheet cakes
6 10" layer cakes
3 pints
CALORIE COUNTERS
Carbonated Water xxx c.
Coffee, black, unsweetened xxx c.
Cocoa, All Milk 1 cup 230 c.
Cola Beverages 1 sm. glass 100 c.
Lemonade 1 sm. glass 75 c.
Tea, plain, unsweetened 1 cup xxx c.
BREAD, CRACKERS, ROLLS, ETC.
Gluten Bread .1 slice 30 c.
Raisin Bread 1 slice 100 c.
Rye Bread 1 slice 70 c.
Enriched White Bread 1 slice 65 c.
Melba Toast 1 slice 25 c.
Whole Wheat Bread 1 slice 75 c.
Baking Powder Biscuits 1 large or 2 small 100 c.
Saltines 1 double 40 c.
Soda Crackers 1 25 c.
Bran Muffin 1 50 c.
Corn Bread 1 small square 130 c.
French Hard Roll 1 small 80 c.
French Toast 1 slice 130 c.
Gingerbread 1 slice 150 c.