"Charlotte L. Blackmer" > wrote in message
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> In article >, Kswck >
> wrote:
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>>"Charlotte L. Blackmer" > wrote in message
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>>>I seem to be in a place in my life where I am contemplating planning
>>> meals in quantity to serve 120.
>>>
>>> This feeding of the multitudes is a low budget operation (please donate
>>> to
>>> your food bank. Thanks!) although we do usually have a respectable
>>> amount of labor available on the day to make it happen and an industrial
>>> kitchen.
>>>
>>> We have a number of recipes in our file but I am wondering if a cookbook
>>> geared towards large-scale production might help some (esp. as we often
>>> need to Be Creative with what we get given). A quick look-see through
>>> Google
>>> popped out "Food for Fifty" (11th ed.) and "Large Quantity Recipes" (4th
>>> ed) as well-recommended tomes on the subject.
>>>
>>> If anyone here with experience in big production cooking has experience
>>> with either of those books, or can point me towards other books or
>>> websites with Cheap/Filling/Tasty chow, I would appreciate it.
>
>>Many software programs have features that will convert a recipe for say 4
>>people to a recipe for 100 or more.
>
> Actually I can do the math myself; what I need from a large quantity
> cookbook is more in the lines of logistics and serving-size planning.
> Some things I would make for four I would never think of for ten ;-). I
> did note that the home-grown recipes do specify our available pans (e.g.
> "bake in three of the large trays").
>
>
> Charlotte
>
It used to be that one could purchase military books, including cookbooks,
from the Government Printing office. perhaps a little perseverence could
locate them on the site.
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