Food Quantities for 25, 50 and 100 Servings

Food

25 Servings

50 Servings

100 Servings

Baked Beans 3/4 gallon 1-1/4 gallons 2-1/2 gallons
Bread 50 slices 100 slices 200 slices
Butter 1/2 pound 3/4 to 1 pound 1-1/2 pounds
Cake 1 10x12" sheet cake 1 12x20" sheet cake 2 12x20" sheet cakes
1-1/2 10" layer cakes 3 10" layer cakes 6 10" layer cakes
Carrots 6 1/4 pounds 12-1/2 pounds 25 pounds
Cheese (2 oz.) serving slice 3 pounds 6 pounds 12 pounds
Chicken 13 pounds 25 to 35 pounds 50 to 75 pounds
Coffee 1/2 pound and
    1-1/2 gallons water
1 pound and
    3 gallons water
2 pounds and
    6 gallons water
Crackers 1-1/2 pounds 3 pounds 6 pounds
Fish, fillets or steaks 7 1/2 pounds 15 pounds 30 pounds
Fish, large whole 13 pounds 25 pounds 50 pounds
Fruit Cup
    1/2 cup/serving)
3 quarts 6 quarts 12 quarts
Hamburger 9 pounds 18 pounds 35 pounds
Hot Dogs 6-1/2 pounds 13 pounds 25 pounds
Ice Cream, brick 3-1/4 quarts 6-1/2 quarts 12-1/2 quarts
Ice Cream, bulk 2-1/4 quarts 4-1/2 quarts 9 quarts
Jams and Preserves 1-1/2 pounds 3 pounds 6 pounds
Jello Salad 3/4 gallon 1-1/4 gallons 2-1/2 gallons
Lemonade 10 to 15 lemons and
    1-1/2 gallons water
20 to 30 lemons and
    3 gallons water
40 to 60 lemons plus
    6 gallons water
Lettuce (salads) 4 heads 8 heads 15 heads
Mashed Potatoes 9 pounds 18 to 20 pounds 25 to 35 pounds
Mayonnaise 1 cup 2 to 3 cups 4 to 6 cups
Meat,  Poultry,
bone in
20 pounds 40 pounds 80 pounds
Meat, Poultry,
boneless
8 pounds 16 pounds 32 pounds
Potato Salad 4 1/4 quarts 2-1/4 gallons 4-1/2 gallons
Rolls 8 dozen 8 dozen 16 dozen
Salad Dressings 1 pint 2-1/2 pints 1/2 gallon
Sandwich Filling
    (meat, eggs, fish)
1-1/2 quarts 2-1/2 to 3 quarts 5 to 6 quarts
Sandwich Filling
    (sweet - fruit)
1 quart 1-3/4 to 2 quarts 2-1/2 to 4 quarts
Scalloped Potatoes 4-1/2 quarts 8-1/2 quarts 17 quarts
Soup 1-1/2 gallons 3 gallons 6 gallons
Spaghetti 1-1/4 gallons 2-1/2 gallons 5 gallons
Tea 1/12 pounds and
    1-1/2 gallons water
1/6 pound and
    3 gallons water
1/3 pound and
    6 gallons water
Tomatoes 3 to 5 pounds 7 to 10 pounds 14 to 20 pounds
Turkey 13 pounds 25 to 35 pounds 50 to 75 pounds
Vegetables, canned 1 #10 can 2-1/2 #10 cans 4 #10 cans
Watermelon 37 1/2 pounds 75 pounds 150 pounds
Whipping Cream 3/4 pint
1-1/2 to 2 pints
3 pints