[Sca-cooks] Math time for feast Prep

[Adele de Maisieres]

lilinah at earthlink.net wrote:

> cldyroz at aol.com wrote:
>
>> I figure that 30 lbs of lamb will feed 120 people at 1/4 lb a person. 
>> (Sam's has a sale)
>
>
> I'd buy 30 lb. to feed about 80. Meat reduces when it cooks. You're 
> thinking about the raw 1/4 lb. weight. You should be buying the amount 
> that will result in 1/4 lb. cooked per person.

If it's only one course of four, 1/4lb per person should be fine.  I go 
for ~1/2lb total uncooked meat (excluding bone) per person for most 
feasts, or slightly less if I'm serving other heavy foods.

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Adele de Maisieres

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