How Much For How Many
HOW MUCH FOR HOW MANY?
The easiest way to prepare your shopping
list for a party or dinner is to follow the recipe ingredients, but a number of items you
will want to serve are not prepared from recipes. It’s difficult to know how much you
will need of foods such as potato chips, crackers, dips, tossed salad ingredients,
vegetable dippers and ice cream. This table will make it easier for you to decide how much
of these non-recipe foods to buy.
| APPETIZERS |
FOR 12 SERVINGS |
FOR 24 SERVINGS |
FOR 48 SERVINGS |
| Dips, spreads and Pâtés |
1½ cups |
3 cups |
5 cups |
| Nuts |
¾ lb. |
1½ lb. |
3 lb. |
| Potato chips |
2 (6 oz.) pkgs. |
4 (6 oz.) pkgs. |
8 (6 oz.) pkgs. |
| Corn chips |
2 (9¼ oz.) pkgs. |
4 (9¼ oz.) pkgs. |
8 (9¼ oz.) pkgs. |
| Crackers |
½ lb. |
1 lb. |
2 lb. |
| Bread rounds |
2 (8 oz.) pkgs. |
4 (8 oz.) pkgs. |
8 (8 oz.) pkgs. |
| MAKE YOUR OWN SUNDAES |
FOR 12 SERVINGS |
FOR 24 SERVINGS |
FOR 48 SERVINGS |
| Ice cream (1 large scoop per person) |
2 qt. |
1 gal. |
2 gals. |
| Fudge or butterscotch sauce (1 oz. per
serving) |
12 oz. |
24 oz. |
48 oz. |
| Strawberry, pineapple or marshmallow sauce (1
½ oz. per serving) |
18 oz. |
36 oz. |
72 oz. |
| Whipping Cream, whipped (2 tbs. per serving) |
½ pint |
1 pint |
2 pints |
| Chopped nuts (2 tsp. per serving) |
½ cup |
1 cup |
2 cups |
| TOSSED SALAD OR SALAD BAR |
FOR 12 SERVINGS |
FOR 24 SERVINGS |
FOR 48 SERVINGS |
| Iceberg or romaine lettuce |
2 heads (2 lb.) |
4 heads (4 lb.) |
8 heads (8 lb.) |
| Boston or red leaf lettuce |
4 heads (3 lb.) |
8 heads (6 lb.) |
16 heads (12 lb.) |
| Cherry tomatoes |
1 lb. |
2 lb. |
4 lb. |
| Croutons |
1¼ cups |
2½ cups |
5 cups |
| Cucumbers, sliced |
2 med. (1½ lb.) |
4 med. (3 lb.) |
8 med. (6 lb.) |
| Green onions, diced |
½ lb. |
1 lb. |
2 lb. |
| Radishes, sliced |
4 to 5 (¼ lb.) |
1 bunch (½ lb.) |
2 bunches (1 lb.) |
| Mushrooms, sliced |
¼ lb. |
½ lb. |
1 lb. |
| Bacon, cooked, crumbled |
1 lb. |
2 lb. |
4 lb. |
| Hard-cooked eggs |
3 |
5 |
10 |
| Salad dressing For tossed salad (1 oz. per
serving)
For salad bar (2 oz. per serving) |
1½ cups (12 oz.)
3 cups (24 oz.) |
3 cups (24 oz.)
6 cups (48 oz.) |
6 cups (48 oz.)
12 cups (3 qt.) |
| FRESH FRUIT FOR PLATTER OR
WATERMELON BASKET |
FOR 12 SERVINGS |
FOR 24 SERVINGS |
FOR 48 SERVINGS |
| Watermelon |
1 small (6 lb.) |
1 large (12 lb.) |
2 large (20 lb.) |
| Strawberries |
1½ baskets (1 pint) |
3 baskets (3 pints) |
6 baskets (6 pints) |
| Pineapple |
1 small |
1½ medium |
3 medium |
| Cantaloupe |
1 medium |
2 medium |
3 medium |
| Honeydew or casaba melon |
1 medium |
2 medium |
3 medium |
| Grapes |
1 lb. |
2 lb. |
4 lb. |
| VEGETABLES FOR RELISH TRAY OR BASKET |
FOR 12 SERVINGS |
FOR 24 SERVINGS |
FOR 48 SERVINGS |
| Carrots |
1½ lb. |
3 lb. |
6 lb. |
| Celery |
1½ lb. |
3 lb. |
6 lb. |
| Radishes |
1 bunch (½ lb.) |
2 bunches (1 lb.) |
4 bunches
(1½-2 lb.) |
| Cauliflower |
1 med. head
(1½-2 lb.) |
2 med. heads
(3 lb.) |
3 lg. heads
(6 lb.) |
| Cherry tomatoes |
1 lb. |
2 lb. |
4 lb. |
| Cucumber or zucchini |
2 med. (½ lb.) |
4 med. (3 lb.) |
8 med. (6 lb.) |
| Mushrooms |
1 lb. |
2 lb. |
4 lb. |
| Green beans |
1½ lb. |
3 lb. |
6 lb. |
| MISCELLANEOUS |
FOR 12 SERVINGS |
FOR 24 SERVINGS |
FOR 48 SERVINGS |
| Butter for spreading (1 pat per serving) |
¼ lb. |
½ lb. |
1 lb. |
| Cream for coffee |
1 cup |
2 cups |
4 cups |
| Sugar, granulated |
¼ lb. |
½ lb. |
1 lb. |
| Lemons, sliced for tea |
2 |
4 |
8 |
| Cookies (3 per serving) |
3 doz. |
6 doz. |
12 doz. |
| After dinner mints |
¼ lb. |
½ lb. |
1 lb. |
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