[Sca-cooks] beef per gallon

[Bill Fisher]

On Sat, 30 Oct 2004 17:14:20 -0400, Lonnie D. Harvel <ldh at ece.gatech.edu> 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?

Make a gallon of the soup with a pound of beef in it, and see how it works
out for you.   I think it sounds a bit light personally, but that would depend
on the what else is in the soup.  It would also depend on how you are 
going to serve it, whether the soup is thick or thin, etc.  Is the station
going to be manned, etc.

How about posting your recipe so we could get a better idea?

> 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...)

Are you going to be providing bowls and silverware for the incoming 
people.  Most people arriving at an event do not have their eating 
gear handy. 


Cadoc
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