| Beverages | Servings | Serving Size | Amount Needed |
Buy as |
| Coffee, standard | 25 | 1 cup (8 oz cup) | 6-1/2 quarts | 2-1/4 cups 1/2 pound, ground |
| Coffee, strong | 25 | 1 cup (8 oz cup) | 6-1/2 quarts | 1/2 cup per quart 3/4 pound, ground |
| Milk | 24 | 1 cup | 1-1/2 gallons | |
| Soft Drinks | 24 | 10 ounces | 4 2-liter bottles | |
| Tea, hot | 25 | 6 ounces, 3/4 cup | 5 quarts | 20-25 teabags, 2 ounces loose |
| Tea, iced | 25 | 1 cup | 1-1/2 gallons | 24-30 tea bags, 3 ounces loose |
| Orange juice | 32 | 1/2 cup | 1 gallon | |
| Lemonade | 32 | 1 cup | 2 gallons | |
| Beer | 24 | 12 ounces | 1 case of 24 cans | |
| Wine | 10 | 5 ounces | 1.5 liter bottle |
| Desserts | Servings | Serving Size | Amount Needed |
Buy as |
| Cake | 24
24 |
1/12 cake
2-1/2-inch square |
2 13x9" cakes
1 15x10-1-inch sheet |
2 9" 2 layer cakes
3 9" single layers |
| Ice Cream | 24 | 1/2 cup | 3 quarts | |
| Frozen Yogurt | 24 | 1/2 cup | 3 quarts | |
| Pie | 24
30 |
1/8 pie
1/10 pie |
3 9-inch pies
3 10" pies |
| Fruit | Servings | Serving Size | Amount Needed |
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| Canned | 24 | 1/2 cup | 6-1/2 to 8 pounds | 1 #10 can |
| Relishes | Servings | Serving Size | Amount Needed |
Buy as |
| Carrot Sticks Mini carrots |
25 | 2 to 3 sticks (2-3 inches) |
1 to 1-1/4 pounds | |
| Cauliflower | 25 | 1/2 cup | 4 1-pound heads | |
| Broccoli Florets | 25 | 1/2 cup | 4 1-pound heads | |
| Celery | 25 | 2 to 3 pieces (2-3 inches) |
2 to 3 bunches | |
| Olives | 25 | 3 to 4 | 1-1/4 quarts (5 cups) | |
| Pickles, Sliced | 25 | 3 to 4 slices | 1 quart | |
| Pickles, Spears | 25 | 1 spear | 1 to 1-1/4 quarts |
| Rice and Pasta | Servings | Serving Size | Amount Needed |
Buy as |
| Elbow Macaroni | 25 | 1 cup cooked | 25 cups cooked | 2-1/4 pounds, uncooked |
| Wide noodles | 25 | 1 cup cooked | 25 cups cooked | 3 1/2 pounds, uncooked |
| Rice, Long-Grain | 24 | 3/4 cup cooked | 18 cups (4 1/2 qt) | 2-3/4 pounds (6 cups) uncooked |
| Spaghetti | 24 | 1 cup cooked | 25 cups cooked | 3 pounds, uncooked |
| Elbow Macaroni | 25 | 1 cup cooked | 25 cups cooked | 2-1/4 pounds, uncooked |
| Salads and Side Dishes | Servings | Serving Size | Amount Needed |
Buy as |
| Fruit, Fresh, Cut-Up | 24 | 1/2 cup | 3 quarts | |
| Gelatin | 24 | 1/2 cup | 3 6-ounce packages, flavored | |
| Lettuce | 24 | 2 ounces 1 cup |
50 ounces 6 quarts, torn (4 heads) | |
| Potato | 24 | 1/2 cup | 3 quarts | |
| Pasta | 24 | 1/2 cup | 3 quarts | |
| Main Dish Salads | 24 | 1-1/2 cups | 9 quarts |
| Soup | Servings | Serving Size | Amount Needed |
Buy as |
| Soup | 25 | 1-1/2 cup | 10 quarts | 3 50-ounce cans, condensed |
| Vegetables | Servings | Serving Size | Amount Needed |
Buy as |
| Canned vegetable | 25 | 1/2 cup | 1 6-1/2 to 7-1/4-pound can | 1 #10 can |
| Fresh Potatoes, for Mashed | 25 | 1/2 cup | 7 pounds | |
| Fresh Potatoes, for Scalloped | 25 | 1/2 cup | 8 pounds | |
| Frozen beans, peas, corn, or mixed | 24 | 1/2 cup | 3 16-ounce packages |
| Miscellaneous | Servings | Serving Size | Amount Needed |
Buy as |
| Butter or Margarine | 32 | 1 pat (1 teaspoon) | 1/2 pound | 1/2 pound |
| Tub Margarine | 32 | 1 tablespoon) | 1 pound | 1 pound |
| Snack Foods | Servings | Serving Size | Amount Needed |
Buy as |
| Pizza | 24 | 1/3 of a 12-inch pizza | 8 12-inch pizzas | |
| Potato Chips | 25 | 3/4 to 1 ounce (1 cup) | 1-1/2 pounds | |
| Corn Chips | 25 | 3/4 to 1 ounce (1 cup) | 2 pounds | |
| Mixed Nuts | 12 | 1/4 cup | 12 ounces |