Cooking for a Crowd

[sandykayak]

So far, between Oct and mid-Jan, I am planning to attend 6 group camping events: 3 of which are Hangs (TN, LA, FL), and all of which involve potlucks/group cooking.

I'm a bit stumped cos for the FL Hang we are asked to note how many people our contributions will feed. I have no idea! So I started looking for recipe books.

Does anyone have The Boy Scouts cooking for large groups one? Nowadays I only usually buy ones that have photos for each recipe. Reviews (only 6) say it is colorful. Also, no "Search This Book" option, or cheap used ones.

What I really am interested in list of ingredients that say how many portions. Following link includes other Boy Scout cookbooks (one for DOs)

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss...ripbooks%2C199

[mountain_man_mike]

McScouter has a bunch of DO recipes. Here is a link that might helpout.

http://www.scoutorama.com/recipe/

[FLRider]

My rule of thumb is that, per six ounces of cooked main ingredients (starches, veggies, meats; not sauces, unless you're talking about a soup-style dish) in an entree, that's one serving. Note that certain ingredients puff up quite a bit when cooked (rice, I'm looking at you!), and that may require a bit of calculation.

Hope it helps!