SC - Bidding for Feast

[Diana L Skaggs]

At 08:53 AM 3/25/01 -0500, you wrote:
>I suppose listening to this topic that we are rather lucky in a way.  So
>far, this is how it has worked (I live in the Southern Region/East Kingdom):
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>I have been asked to cook a feast three times.  Each time the autocrat-to-be
>has asked me to cook before they put together an event announcement.  I
>asked what the food budget would be and planned accordingly (always figure
>OOPS money into the budget~!) - I wasn't expected to make a profit.  The
>autocrat is in charge of planning on enough to cover the site fee and the
>food budget.
I was asked to bid on this feast, and use $5 per head as a budget figure.
The event is less than a month away - thus making me wonder about a recent
topic of discussion, the amount of advance notice given.  I have friends
with freezers who have generously volunteered to store items for me.  I'm
fairly certain I'll be actually asked to do a feast in September, but I'm
not purchasing anything until I know for sure.  I agree that costs can be
lowered with a couple of month's notice.
>
>just over an hour away from NYC by train.  How close is the largest city?
>And do they have a restaurant food supply place?  Just some ideas of where
>to look.
The nearest Sam's Club is an hour away - I don't go there to browse.  I
guess I'll check their website for a price list.
>
>This last event is planned for June 9th - I'll be posting a menu soon to ask
>if anyone could help me work out any kinks.  So far, I am about $100.00US
>under budget ...Just in case.  It helps to know what is 'seasonal' in your
>area.  About that time is strawberry pickin time here - so one of my dishes
>is a strawberry 'pudding' made with the eggwhites that will be left over
>from the Tarts.
>
>The best place to purchase anything is on sale :-)  And then fill in with a
>large co-op or Costco type of place if you have them.  Since I know I am
>doing the feast, I have been picking up the chicken 1/4's for .39 per
>pound - or .59 per pound at the most.  This cuts down on the feast budget
>significantly!  I do have a deep freezer, and I use it quite a bit.  Hope
>this at least helped a bit.
Chicken 1/4's are regularly $.49 per pound here.  Right now they're on sale
for $.37 per pound.  I'd buy some anticipating doing a feast, but I'm not
sure if I can afford the expense without being reimbursed until September.
I'm planning to go to Pennsic in August, so I'm keeping a tight budget
until I know I have enough money saved to make the trip.  

Liadan

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>Diana d'Avignon