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2. Sample Menus (cont.)

c. Lunch (cont.)

3 Canned beefsteak and onions, Rice Butterscotch pudding, Cocoa, tea, coffee	6 Beef stew Biscuits, jam Apple pie (dried apples) Cocoa, tea, coffee
4 Soup Creamed chicken Biscuits Vanilla pudding Cocoa, tea, coffee	7 Canned beef with gravy Potatoes Chocolate pudding, Cocoa, tea, coffee
5 Spaghetti with corned beef, French bread Butterscotch pudding, Cocoa, tea, coffee	8 Canned ham in sauce, Rice Gingerbread Cocoa, tea, coffee

3. Constructing the Provision List

After you have set up menus for the desired number of meals, then comes the job of deciding just how much of each item should appear on the provision list. Let's consider a few items:

BACON

How many persons will one pound of bacon serve? For a breakfast where it is a main item, 3 is a good estimate. So, if you have 18 persons in your group and you list bacon as a major item for 7 meals, a little arithmetic gives the answer.

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