[Sca-cooks] amounts of food per person

[Terry Decker]

When I do a feast, I usually try for 12 dishes (including each serving of 
bread as a dish) with prepared portions of 3 or 4 ounces each.  Dishes are 
balanced to cover as many differences in palates as possible.  I've found 
that activity at an event increases most people's appetite, but that 2 1/2 
to 3 pounds of food per person is more than enough.

We've been over this in great detail several times before, so their should 
be something in the Florilegium.

Bear

> Thanks for all the great suggestions for working with limited resources. 
> I've scoured Stefan's Florilegium but can't find a file that discusses 
> amounts of food per person at feast. ie how much meat per person? ditto 
> veg, grains, etc.
> There are various internet sites but they don't address a situation where 
> we have multiple courses.
>
> I am planning two courses. In the first course I am considering offering a 
> cold chicken dish and ham as the meat dishes. This is all conjecture as I 
> can't figure out budget until I know amounts per person, estimates of 
> course.
>
> thanks,
>
> Theadora