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George[_1_]

On 8/16/2012 12:03 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:56:47 GMT, (Derek Lyons)
> wrote:
>
>> I've been asked to buy sufficient sliced deli meat for 50 people...
>> how much would that be?
>>
>> D.
>
> If you are actually going to go to a deli or the deli department of a
> grocery store to have the meat sliced for you (recommended), I would
> ask them how much and what kind they would recommend for a group of 50
> people. Deli departments make up food for groups all the time and
> they would know best. They can also put it out on trays for you in
> proper sizing. Do you have platters for the meat or are you just
> going to put the packages out and let everyone help themselves? (bad
> idea)
> Janet US
>

Thats what I have done. You can tell the deli what you are doing and
they will have it ready for you. At least around here they will already
have a price schedule with say sandwich tray only, then say salad, fruit
cups and soup for so much and add sides for so much more each.