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Jane 08/17/19 |
Just accepted wedding dinner for 20 days from today. Menu includes pulled pork, bbq chicken, and Kiebasa sausage. Hot Vegas include green beans, baked beans, and corn dish. Three salads include macaroni, potato, and green or tossed. Drinks are lemonade and unsweetened tea. Venue in a party barn with temperature likely 90 degrees. I need help with menu suggestions and more importantly amounts to prepare of each menu item. Serving will be by four servers behind buffet line. About1/3 of guests will be children. About 25 percent of children attending will be 6 or hounded. Help and thank you |
ellen 08/17/19 |
The 50 kids will count for about 30 servings. People will eat less because it is so hot. Leftovers should be discarded, again because it is so hot; a food safety issue.
Also, if they have not planned for appetizers ready when guests arrive, they are ESSENTIAL with this many kids. Hot hungry kids who have to wait the hour for the post photography couple to arrive spell disaster for the dinner. Since it is a hot barn, I suggest: cheese logs and spreads- gingersnaps or lemon snaps for part of the crackers 8 pounds cheeses, 8 pounds crackers and cookies some kind of dip such as hummus or ranch or spinach dip with finger veggies
pulled pork, about 20 pounds, 100 slider rolls
green beans, 24 pounds
macaroni, 5 pounds dry pasta
lemonade, 6 gallons, frozen much better than powdered rolls/bread 15 pounds total, count the rolls
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