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

[Susan Lin]

If this is just an hors d'ouerves party I think the estimate is three
to five per person per hour.  I'll check some of my books when I get
home.

-S

On 9/1/09, Cat . <tgrcat2001 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Greetings the list,
>
> A dear friend is getting married and I offered to help with the reception
> food.  This turned into: doing the reception.  The bride has ideas, the
> brides parents are willing to provide funds, BUT Im wanting to get my
> serving/amounts right.  Im hoping someone here can help with that.  The
> RSVPs are 130 so the plan is provide for 160.  Wedding is after lunch (1pm)
> so snacks will do fine.  Oh and punch.
>
> She wants Meatballs (I assume with marinara sauce), shrimp (cold boiled with
> cocktail sauce), little smokies in grape jelly/chile sauce, Hummus and pita
> triangles.  OH and fresh pinaple chunks ~.~   I plan to make sure basic
> carrots, celery, cucumber rounds and radishes (and probably ranch dressing)
> are around to help strech too.
>
> SOO how much of each should I plan on to let each of the 160 bodies have
> nibbles but not bankrupt the in laws nor have the newly weds eat leftovers
> for the entire honeymoon.
>
> In Curiosity
> Gwen yea I know Im just a gal who cain't say Nnnnnn  Cat
>
>
>
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