Second Thrifty Week of 2015 #3 ~ Dinner on the Grounds and Mess Hall Cooking

Dinner on the Grounds, published in 2003. This copy is the second edition with the first being published in 1999. The recipes were collected from ministers and congregations from across North and South Georgia with most coming from Methodist church groups.

The dishes featured include casseroles - many made with various cream soups, a standard among Methodist cooks, soups & salads, vegetables, entrées, breads, beverages, and of course desserts which encompasses 42 pages - the largest chapter in the book.  Lots of yummy new recipes were found - as  church ladies always make the best food!

Quantity Food Service Recipes, published in 1945.Originally published in 1940, this copy is the 5th edition. The book was created as a major project of the American Dietetic Association and undertaken from 1937 through 1938 with all recipes tested and re-tested at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.  The recipes were solicited from hotels, institutions and hospitals.  The book formerly belonged to an Army Technical Sergeant stationed at the officer's mess in Ft. Lewis, Washington.

If you ever wanted to make massive quantities of food, this is the book for you! There are appetizers, beverages, bread - cinnamon rolls for 370 people, cakes ~ how about orange  rolls for 540, you will need 22.5 pounds of flour, 33 3/4 pounds of sugar and only 22 1/2 dozen eggs. There are recipes for cookies, desserts. fish, fillings & sauces, luncheons dishes, meats, pies and salads (to make 20 gallons of potato salad you will need 5 bushels of potatoes, 8 dozen eggs, and five pounds of onions). Additional chapters include soups, sandwich fillings and vegetables.