[Sca-cooks] beef per gallon

[Elaine Koogler]

Lonnie D. Harvel wrote:

>
> Greetings!
>
> For an upcoming event, I will be making 16 gallons of a beef soup with 
> kasha. I was thinking about 1lb of beef (before cooking) per gallon of 
> soup. Will that be enough?
>
> While I'm asking the experts... After looking at the florilegium, and 
> checking with others, I am estimating about 8-10 people per gallon of 
> soup. (This is Traveler's Fare for a friday evening.)  Somewhere in 
> the order of a scant pint. For reference, here is the whole menu...
>
> Traveler's Fare
> ----------------
> Russian Cabbage Soup (vegetarian edition)
> Beef Soup
> Breads both Dark and Light
> Marinated Mushrooms
> Fruit
> Cheese
> Honey Spice Cakes
>
> I am open to any suggestions. Many thanks!
> Aoghann
> (p.s. still looking for a recipe I like for the cakes...)
>
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To be honest, this sounds a little thin to me.  That's less than 1/8 of 
a pound per person, which really isn't very much, especially as this is 
the only hearty dish you're serving.  I'd either up the beef content or 
add in something else other than the kasha. 

Kiri