{"id":1575,"date":"2012-12-28T03:45:19","date_gmt":"2012-12-28T03:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/?p=1575"},"modified":"2012-12-28T03:45:19","modified_gmt":"2012-12-28T03:45:19","slug":"how-much-do-i-need-to-feed-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/how-much-do-i-need-to-feed-100\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Do I Need to Feed 100?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Feeding 100 or more family or friends?  Here\u2019s what you\u2019ll need.<\/h3>\n

Basic guidelines-adjust as needed<\/p>\n

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Feeding 100:<\/p>\n

Applesauce
2 gallons<\/p>\n

Baked beans
5 gallons<\/p>\n

Bread
10 loaves<\/p>\n

Butter
3 pounds<\/p>\n

Cakes
8-10<\/p>\n

Chicken
40 pounds<\/p>\n

Cold Meats
25 lbs. 4 oz per serving<\/p>\n

Cheese Slices
20 lbs. 3 oz per serving<\/p>\n

Casseroles or equivalent
10-12 – 9×13<\/p>\n

Coffee (for 100 cups)
1 to 1\u00bd pounds<\/p>\n

Ham
40 pounds<\/p>\n

Hamburger
30 pounds<\/p>\n

Hot Dogs
25 pounds<\/p>\n

Ice Cream
4 gallons<\/p>\n

Jello (3 1\/2 oz packets)
17 packages<\/p>\n

Milk
6 Gallons<\/p>\n

Pancake mix
13 lbs. to serve 100<\/p>\n

Pies
18<\/p>\n

Potatoes
35 pounds<\/p>\n

Salad dressing
3 quarts<\/p>\n

Soup
5 gallons<\/p>\n

Potato Salad
12 quarts<\/p>\n

Potato chips
6 lb.<\/p>\n

String beans
3 gallons <\/p>\n

Turkey
70 pounds<\/p>\n

Tortilla chips
8 lb..<\/p>\n

Vegetable salad
20 qt.<\/p>\n

A wonderful website that will help you convert your recipes is <\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.fruitfromwashington.com\/Recipes\/scale\/recipeconversions.php<\/a><\/p>\n

Just enter your ingredients and the amount of people you want to serve. It makes adapting old family favorites much easier.<\/p>\n

Meatball Hoagies<\/h4>\n

<\/p>\n

400 small, frozen meatballs
100 sub sandwich rolls
3 C. olive oil
9 large onions, peeled and sliced thin
3 green bell peppers, cored, seeded and chopped, optional
3 lb. mushrooms, sliced, optional
7 jars (each about 32 oz.) chunky-style spaghetti sauce
3 lb. shredded mozzarella cheese<\/p>\n

Heat the meatballs according to pack age directions. Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large saut\u00e9 pan or Dutch oven. Saut\u00e9 green peppers, onions, mushrooms until just tender. In a separate pan, heat spaghetti sauce.<\/p>\n

Put 4 meatballs in each roll, then drizzle with spaghetti sauce and sprinkle with cheese.<\/p>\n

Makes 100 sandwiches.<\/p>\n

Ham Salad Sandwiches<\/h4>\n

4 lb. Fully cooked ham or ring bologna, coarsely ground
3 C. Chopped sweet pickles
2 C. Mayonnaise or salad dressing
1 jar (2 oz.) Diced pimentos, drained
100 slices Bread
Lettuce leaves, optional<\/p>\n

Combine ham, pickles, mayonnaise and pimentos; mix well. Spoon 1\/4 cup onto 50 slices of bread; top with lettuce if desired and remaining bread.<\/p>\n

Yield: 50 servings. Double for 100.<\/p>\n

Wagon Wheel Spaghetti<\/h4>\n

<\/p>\n

1 qt. onions, diced or 1\/4 cup dried onions
9 1\/2 lbs. ground turkey
1 gal plus 2 quarts canned diced tomatoes
2 tsp. dried oregano leaf
2 tsp. dried thyme leaf
2 tbsp. dried basil leaf
1 tbsp. salt
1 1\/2 tsp. black pepper
1 tbsp. plus 1 tsp. granulated garlic
5 1\/4 lbs. wagon wheel pasta
1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated<\/p>\n

Saut\u00e9 onions and turkey until no signs of pink remain. Drain fat and return to heat.<\/p>\n

Add diced tomatoes, oregano, thyme, basil, salt, pepper and garlic to turkey mixture and simmer, covered, for one hour over low heat, stirring occasionally.<\/p>\n

Cook pasta in boiling water until tender-firm, about 8 minutes. Drain.<\/p>\n

Add drained, cooked pasta and parmesan to turkey mixture and blend. Heat to 165\u00b0F. Portion using a No. 6 scoop, (2\/3 cup).<\/p>\n

Yield: 100 servings<\/p>\n

Lemonade Salad or Dessert<\/h4>\n

20 pkg. (3 ounces each) lemon gelatin
24 c. boiling water
4 cans (12 ounces) frozen lemonade concentrate
4 cartons (12 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed.<\/p>\n

Dissolve gelatin in boiling water; stir in lemonade until dissolved. Chill until partially set. Fold in whipped topping. Pour into 4 13-in. x 9-in. pan (2) Chill until firm.<\/p>\n

Serves 100<\/p>\n

Macaroni Salad for 100<\/h4>\n

<\/p>\n

6 lb. fully cooked ham, cubed
6 lb. macaroni, cooked & drained and rinsed under cold water and drained
3 lb. shredded cheddar cheese
2 bags, frozen peas, thawed, 20 ounces each
2 bunches celery, chopped (12 cups)
2 lg. onions, chopped (2 1\/2 cups)
2 cans pitted sliced ripe olives, drained<\/p>\n

Dressing<\/p>\n

2 qt. mayonnaise
1 bottle western or french salad dressing
1\/4 cup vinegar
1\/4 cup sugar
1 cup light cream
1 1\/2 tsp. onion salt
1 1\/2 tsp. garlic salt
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper <\/p>\n

Combine first 7 ingredients. Combine all dressing ingredients; pour over the ham mixture and toss well to coat. Refrigerate.<\/p>\n

Potato Salad for 100<\/h4>\n

<\/p>\n

30 lbs. potatoes
4 c. chopped onions
7 1\/2 c. chopped celery
30 hard boiled eggs<\/p>\n

Dressing:<\/p>\n

6 tbsp. salt or to taste
2 tbsp. pepper
2 qts. mayonnaise
2 qts. Miracle Whip <\/p>\n

Cook potatoes until tender. Cool. Peel and cut up. Add onions, celery, and eggs. Mix dressing ingredients together and stir into potato mixture.<\/p>\n

Refrigerate overnight to let flavors blend.<\/p>\n

Coleslaw for 100<\/h4>\n

<\/p>\n

6 heads of cabbage
5 cups shredded carrots
1 head purple cabbage – chopped <\/p>\n

Shred cabbage and carrots and store in refrigerator until ready to serve. Add purple cabbage when you add the dressing.<\/p>\n

Dressing:<\/p>\n

1 gallon mayonnaise
2 packages ranch dressing mix
1\/4 cup vinegar
Sugar and salt to taste<\/p>\n

Mix together, put on cabbage just before serving. <\/p>\n

If dressing is too thick add just a little milk.<\/p>\n

You can also add green peppers finely chopped if you like.<\/p>\n

Marshmallow Peanut Butter Fudge Bars<\/h4>\n

4-1\/2 cups unsalted butter, melted, cooled to room temperature<\/p>\n

9 packages devils food cake mix
6-3\/4 cups creamy peanut butter, warm
2-1\/4 lbs. large marshmallows, quartered<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Combine butter and dry cake mixes in a bowl until crumbly. Reserve 7 lbs. of mixture. Pat remaining crumb mixture into 9 ungreased 9×13 inch pans or equivalent. Combine peanut butter and marshmallows in a bowl. Spread evenly over crumb mixture in the pans.<\/p>\n

(If space and bowls are a problem, you can mix each cake mix separately)<\/p>\n

Crumble reserved cake mixture over top and bake 20 minutes.<\/p>\n

Let cool before cutting into bars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Feeding 100 or more family or friends?  Here\u2019s what you\u2019ll need. Basic guidelines-adjust as needed Feeding 100: Applesauce 2 gallons Baked beans 5 gallons Bread 10 loaves Butter 3 pounds Cakes 8-10 Chicken 40 pounds Cold Meats 25 lbs. 4 … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[175,43],"tags":[528,531,530,529],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1575"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1575\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familyreunionhelper.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}