[Sca-cooks] beef per gallon

[Jonathan and Rebecca Barber]

My first reaction is that that sounds a bit light; usually I shoot for 3-4 oz of meat per person, so if the plan is to serve 8 people per gallon you are at around 2oz.

Having said that, if the issue is expense then make sure that you cut the meat up very small. That way everyone will get some in their soup and it will 'feel' like more meat.  

Ru

> 
> 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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