Quantity Cookery: Menu Planning and Cooking for Large Numbers

|WEIGHT |CALORIES|UNIT COST|TOTAL COST --------------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------- Milk |8 qt. | | | | Sugar |5 qt. | | | | Cornstarch |1/2 qt. | | | | Flour |1-1/2 qt.| | | | Egg yolks |48 | | | | Butter substitute | |1-1/2 lb.| | | Salt |2 tbsp. | | | | Vanilla |1/3 c. | | | | Bananas |20 | | | | Egg whites |48 | | | | Sugar |4-3/4 C. | | | | --------------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------- Mix sugar, cornstarch and flour, and add to scalded milk, stirring constantly. When thickened add well-beaten egg yolks, butter substitute, salt and vanilla. Cut one banana in pieces over bottom of crust. Cover with filling, using two and one half cups per pie. Cover with meringue and brown in a moderate oven. This makes twenty, ten and three quarter inch pies. Number of servings 160 Amount of one serving 1/8 pie Calories in one serving______ Cost of one serving______ BUTTERSCOTCH PIE FILLING --------------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------- INGREDIENTS |AMOUNT |WEIGHT |CALORIES|UNIT COST|TOTAL COST --------------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------- Milk |8 qt. | | | | Brown sugar |5 qt. | | | | Egg yolks |48 | | | | Flour |1-1/2 qt.| | | | Cornstarch |1/2 qt. | | | | Butter substitute | |1-1/2 lb.| | | Vanilla |1/3 c. | | | | Salt |2 tbsp. | | | | Egg whites |48 | | | | Sugar |4-3/4 c. | | | | --------------------+---------+---------+--------+---------+---------- Scald the milk, reserving sufficient to make a thin paste with the flour and cornstarch. Add the brown sugar to the scalded milk and pour in the thickening, stirring constantly. If a dark brown sugar is used, a little soda may be added to the milk to prevent curdling. When the mixture has thickened add the fat and egg yolks and cook for a few minutes. Remove from the fire and add the salt and vanilla. This recipe makes twenty pies, using two and one half cups per pie. See chocolate pie recipe for method of making meringue. Number of servings 160 Amount in one serving 1/8 pie