Quantity Cookery: Menu Planning and Cooking for Large Numbers

cream |1 c. | | | | Salt |1 tsp. | | | | ----------------------+----------+------+--------+---------+---------- Soak the prunes over night and cook until soft. Cool. Remove the seeds by cutting one side of the prunes lengthwise, being careful not to mash the prunes. Season the cheese with the salt, mix with the cream, and fill the prunes, using 2 teaspoons of cheese which have been rolled into a ball, for each prune. Salad dressing may be served with the prunes if desired. Number of servings 48 Amount in one serving 3 stuffed prunes Calories in one serving______ Cost of one serving______ DEVILED EGG SALAD ----------------------+----------+------+--------+---------+---------- INGREDIENTS |AMOUNT |WEIGHT|CALORIES|UNIT COST|TOTAL COST ----------------------+----------+------+--------+---------+---------- Eggs | 24 | | | | Salt | 2 tsp. | | | | Vinegar | 1/2 c. | | | | Mayonnaise | 1/2 c. | | | | Mustard | 1 tsp. | | | | Paprika | 1 tsp. | | | | ----------------------+----------+------+--------+---------+---------- Cook the eggs until hard and cut in halves lengthwise. Remove the yolks. Cream the yolks together with the mayonnaise and seasonings and refill the whites of the eggs. Serve half an egg on a lettuce leaf and garnish with a pickle cut in halves. Number of servings 48 Amount in one serving 1/2 egg Calories in one serving______ Cost of one serving______ CHICKEN SALAD ----------------------+----------+------+--------+---------+---------- INGREDIENTS |AMOUNT |WEIGHT|CALORIES|UNIT COST|TOTAL COST ----------------------+----------+------+--------+---------+---------- Chicken, diced |1 qt. | | | | Celery, diced |1 qt. | | | | Mayonnaise |1-1/2 c. | | | | ----------------------+----------+------+--------+---------+---------- Mix the chicken and celery lightly with two thirds of the mayonnaise. Serve on a lettuce leaf and garnish with the remaining mayonnaise. Lemon, hard-boiled egg and capers may also be used as garnish for chicken salad. Number of servings 16 Amount in one serving 1/2 c. Calories in one serving______ Cost of one serving______ LOBSTER SALAD ----------------------+----------+------+--------+---------+---------- INGREDIENTS |AMOUNT |WEIGHT|CALORIES|UNIT COST|TOTAL COST ----------------------+----------+------+--------+---------+---------- Lobster, 1 lb. can |4 | | | | Celery, diced |6 qt. | | | | Mayonnaise dressing |1 qt. | | | | ----------------------+----------+------+--------+---------+---------- Open the cans of lobster