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Show Club Suppers Are Based on Food Accuracy Winter ia open hih for blf parties. Church! and club Ilk to ' ntrtin at suppers or dinners. Teither (or th mcr pleasur of th social life, ar for little nrofIL Women who can manage the feeding feed-ing of their own families without a worry, oftsn go Into a state of panic when they are appointed to committees com-mittees in charge of th club sup-para. sup-para. Florence LaOank Harris, director direc-tor of women's activities. Building Arts Exhibits in Cleveland, is an old hand at such mass gaiety. "Think of quantity In terms of single persons. Tou know pretty well how much It takes to satisfy each member of your family," she says. "Well, multiply that amount by the number of guests to be fed at your church supper, and you will arrive at the correct amount To cook your own favorite recipes for crowds. It Is better for the amateur to multiply the home recipe that serves six, by four. Make these batches of four times the domestic amount until you have enough to feed th crowd; that la wiser than trying to multiply a home recipe by "And another thing" she adds, "don't be afraid to serve a simple ani te crowd. It dossn't have to be elaborate simply because It Is to be eaten by many people. But It must be intelligently planned and well cooked." If your party IS to number SO, and you wonder how much food you will have to prepare, these suggestions from "Every Woman's Complete Guide te Homemaklng" should save you a few dollars and a few headaches. head-aches. You'll need 12 quarts soup, 20 pounds roast fresh ham, ( pounds meat for croquettes, 10 pounds ground beef for meat loaf, 4 quarts beans. For macaroni and cheeae, 2 pounds cheese, 4 quarts cream sauce, ltt pounds macaroni or ( cups broken macaroni. For oyster stew. quarts oysters and 2 gallons milk. On peck potatoes pota-toes for mashing. If you select chicken salad for your 50 guests, use 20 pounds fowl combined with celery. Ten quarts chicken salad serves 60 people. You'll need S quarts ice cream, t to 8 ten-inch pies, 4 large cakes. For the coffee, use 1H pounds. Hot chocolate requires 2 gallons mad with 1 pound chocolate. |