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Making Potato Salad for 100 People

In making potato salad for 100 people how many potatoes will I need? Do you have recipe that feeds that many?

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100, 1/2 cup servings of potatoes needs 25 pounds of potatoes. However, if the group has other choices for sides, I think you can get by with about 15-20 pounds minimum. We have several potato salad recipes you could multiply to feed 100, here are a few:

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