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

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Sep 2, 2009, at 11:23 AM, Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius wrote:

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

My mistake; I missed the size count you mentioned; you might want four  
per person  if they're smaller, so maybe something like nine bags at  
roughly 72 per bag? You might need a little more for the 41-60's.

Adamantius






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