[Sca-cooks] OOP but food content - Wedding munchies

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Sep 2, 2009, at 10:24 AM, Cat . wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Am still trying to get a better idea of how many 2lb bags of frozen  
> cooked shrimp (either 31-40 or 41-60 size) I want for 160 bodies.

This will depend in part on the size of the shrimp. Check the number  
on the packaging (it'll say something like, "LARGE 31-40" or "JUMBO  
21-25"). "Food For Fifty" recommends 3 ounces cooked as a portion, but  
that's for entrees. Bearing in mind the tons of other food, that would  
probably be excessive, but then there's the "pig-out-on-shrimp" rule  
-- which is, I suspect, pretty self-explanatory -- I might go up to  
two ounces, depending on budget, which would probably be something  
like 3-4 shrimp per person. I sincerely doubt most people who actually  
eat shrimp will put one on their plate and walk away.

But just as a model, figuring on roughly 44 jumbo shrimp to a bag,  
four shrimp per person would be 640, or between 14 and 15 bags. 11  
bags for three per person, etc. You might even be able to get a  
discount on an unopened case of twelve bags; it's worth asking about.

> (ditto for frozen meatballs and little smokies,

I'm not sure how these are sold, but I expect the math would be a  
similar process to the above for shrimp.

> hummus, pinaple chunks and sherbet punch. - the menu specified by  
> the most important lady of the day.)
>
> And since the bride has specified the smokies in grape jelly-chili  
> sauce, and cocktail sauce for the shrimp, I really think the RED  
> DRIP factor is already in the mix. (I am still going to double check  
> what sauce she wants, but Im betting marinara)
>
> HOWEVER, no tuxes

I'm glad to hear that. They're grossly overutilized as wedding wear,  
and there is essentially no time at which they are appropriate (except  
possibly for mud-wrestling) when there isn't something else that is  
_more_ appropriate. I like a good morning suit or a simple soup-and- 
fish (the grown-up's answer to the tux) myself, depending on time of  
day.

But then, I wore a philamore, an Irish jacket, and a natural linen  
sark for my own wedding, so I may not be the most typical authority.  
But Ceandra did change her dress four times -- one arasaid, four  
cheong-sams -- if that makes a difference.

Adamantius






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