It would be about 25 pounds. You'll peel them, cook them and then add in all the mixed ingredients. That would be about 100 servings.
I would make 25 pounds of it.
how many pounds of potato salad do I need to feed 100 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.
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.
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.
For a potato salad serving 100 people, a general guideline is to use about 1 cup of mayonnaise for every 5 pounds of potatoes. Therefore, with 25 pounds of potatoes, you would need approximately 5 cups of mayonnaise. Adjust the amount based on personal taste and desired creaminess.
Since 25 pounds feeds 100, you'll need 106 1/4 pounds of potato salad.
For 25 people, 10-11 lbs. of salad should be plenty. However, just to be sure, 12 lbs. would be more than plenty.
A good rule of thumb with any potato dish is 1 potato per person. This always works because some will eat less.
People relied on the potato for their main food source. when the potato was effected in those years, everyone starved, over 2 million people died that 25% of the people!
To serve 75 people with a standard serving size of about 1/2 cup of mashed potatoes per person, you would need approximately 37.5 cups of mashed potatoes. On average, one medium potato yields about 1 cup of mashed potatoes, so you would need around 38 medium-sized potatoes. It's always a good idea to account for variations in potato size and individual appetites when calculating quantities for large groups.
As a guide allow 4 ounces of potato salad per person.4oz x 25 equals 100oz, that's 6.25 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 6.25 pounds should be enough for 25 people.