The menu selected will be determined by current food prices. However, a well-balanced meal should include meat, vegetables, salads, bread, dessert, and beverages.
Keep the meal cost within your Pack's budget plan. If the dinner is catered or in a restaurant, select a menu that is acceptable to all pack families. Make sure the food is served hot. |
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The following four meal plans are examples of differing ways that a great meal can be served for your guests. The Pack Committee should work closely with the Blue and Gold Committee to decide which plan works best for your Pack.
Potluck Plan
Food Committee Plan
Catered Plan
Restaurant Plan
If you've decided on a potluck or food committee meal plan, the following information will help the dinner team in planning. Potluck Meal. For a den of eight families, two families bring meat dishes, two bring vegetables, two bring salads, one brings dessert, one brings bread and beverages. Food Committee. The quantity buying table shown below will serve as a guide for the committee in buying food for the banquet.
(Amounts to serve 25 people)
Note
For those of you that have read this far down the page, we have a special reward! Make Blue and Gold mints for your banquet! To make them, you need:
2 teaspoons peppermint 3 pounds powdered sugar 7 tablespoons water (color half with blue and the other half with yellow food coloring) Dash of salt
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