As a guide allow 4 ounces of potato salad per person.
Therefore 3 pounds of potato salad (48oz) would be enough for about 12 people.
Some folk may take a little more, some folk won't take any as they might not like potato salad, so 3 pounds for 12 people is about right.
I would use 50 pounds. I would serve 4 oz portions.
Since 25 pounds feeds 100, you'll need 106 1/4 pounds of potato salad.
The normal serving of potato salad should be around 4 ounces. 1 pound would feed 4 people, so you would need 33 and 3/4 pounds to feed 135 people.
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To serve 300 people, you will need about 9.375 gallons of potato salad. This is based on one gallon being 16 cups, so, if you figure 1/2 cup per serving, one gallon should serve 32 people.
If you are making the potato salad, start with the potatoes. 25 pounds of potatoes will make moderate servings for 100.40 pounds will make generous servings for 100, but can easily serve 120.If the potato salad is pre-made, you will need 4 to 4 1/2 gallons to serve 100.
Typically a serving is half a cup volume and weight 4 ounces. There are about 4 servings in a pound of potato salad, depending on density. That would mean 200 servings would be about 50 pounds. That seems to be on the high side.
Four ounces is considered the normal serving. For 150 to 200 people you will need 40 to 50 pounds. If they are hungry you may want to go more than that!
The average serving size is 4 ounces. Five pounds = 80 ounces / 4 = 20
As a guide allow 4 ounces of potato salad per person.4oz x 50 equals 200oz, that's 12.5 pounds of potato salad.Some folk may take a little more, some folk won't take any as they might not like potato salad.Therefore 12.5 pounds should be enough for 50 people.
Between 30-35 pounds should serve 130 people.
Almost anything can be served with potato salad, but some of the best ones are deli meat sandwiches, picnic foods, hamburgers, hot dogs, sloppy joes, and other foods. Some people even serve potato salad with Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners.