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jennifer 08/06/19 |
I am cooking the reception dinner for my cousins wedding and was hoping you could help me with how much food I need to make. We are having pulled pork, potato salad, baked beans and diner rolls. We are expecting 250 people. I think I need 85 pounds of pulled pork but not sure of how much of the other stuff I should make. I am also serving sliced onion and dill pickle slices with it and ice tea and water. I would appreciate any help/advice you can give me. Thanks. |
jennifer 08/09/19 |
please help |
ellen 08/10/19 |
Wedding dinner Jennifer, by the time guests attend a wedding, they have spent $200-500 on gifts, travel, outfits, etc. It is important to offer a meal that is festive and a bit above drive-thru level, even if the crowd is large or the budget is small... So I am going to go into some details. Day of service, a buffet meal for 250 requires 3 serving lines or 2 double-sided serving lines (as a minimum) plus 4 people n the kitchen and 10 people out front to set up serve and clean up,and one experienced overseer/manager. None of these can attend the wedding as they will be working right up to service time. In addition, at a wedding there is a delay of an hour plus between the end of the service and the arrival of the wedding party for the reception. You MUST have some kind of appetizer arrangement, and for 250 people that requires at least 2 appetizer set up areas, and 3 is better. Plus a punch or beverage service. This does not have to be extensive. A fruit tray, a cheese tray and one interesting dip or spread. And it is ESSENTIAL, or you will have distress and chaos as people wait.
pulled pork, 1 pound raw boneless pork makes at most six sandwiches, which serves about 4. So you are estimating enough, but here is an issue. potato salad, 10 gallons, or about 100 pounds of raw potatoes. Pasta salad (8 pounds dry per 100) is actually an easier prep. baked beans-10 #10 cans or 20 pounds dry. Make some meatless/vegetarian and label, for the non-pork eaters Add slaw, 7-8 gallons for sure. Strongly recommend you also consider also adding 5-6 gallons of marinated veggies or cucumber salad or cucumber and tomatoes. dinner rolls- 12 pounds per 100. 3 pounds butter per 100.
3-4 quarts table sauce per 100.
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