sweet 16 party
michelle
01/30/06 		Hi I am planning a party for my daughter. There will be about 50-60 teenagers and I have never fed that many. Could you tell me how much soda I should buy. Also, I serving appetisers ( mini franks, pizza rolls, egg rolls etc), then buying bags of chips etc to put on the table. could you tell me how much I would need. I have no idea. thank you
ellen
01/31/06 		With teens, you rake the normak amount and add galf again. For example, potato chipd for 100 is usually 6 pounds, you get 9. Corn chips for 100, usually 8 pounds, you get 11-12.

The amount of horsdouvres depends on whether it replaces a meal and how long the party is. If it repleces a meal, you need meal size quantities. See the appetizer and beverage quantity planning pages in Big Pots and use the largest numbers, then add 30-10% more.

Some heany dips like chili con queso or 7 layer bean dip with the chips will reduce the costs and inconvenience of the little appetizers.

If it is s warm weather party, real lemonade is popular and will reduce the soda bill. Or a sparling punch.

michelle
01/31/06 		thanks. This is in march so I will have soda bottles (large) and water. How many do you think I need?
The party is a 7:00pm a dance party with dj so not a meal. Do you think I should still have enough appitisers for a meal or just snacking/ My daughter tells me the kids just dance all the time but I want to make sure I have enough