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How much seafood per person to purchase
The following information is taken directly from:  "The Blue Sea Cookbook", by Sarah D. Alberson, copyrighted 1968.  This was taken from a table on page 22:

How Much to Buy - a Quick Table

Fish fillet, steak, or sticks - 1/3 lb for 1 person;
30 lb for 100 persons

Dressed fish: 1/2 lb for 1 person;
45 lb for 100

Whole fish 1 lb for 1 person;
90 lb for 100

Oysters (shucked) 1 qt for 6 persons

Scallops (shucked) 3-1/2 gallons for 100 persons

Crabs, cooked meat 1 lb for 6 persons;
15 lbs for 100

Lobster, cooked meat 3/4 lb for 6 persons;
12 lb for 100 persons

Shrimp, headless 1-1/2 lbs for 6 persons;
24-30 lbs for 100


Shrimp, cooked & shucked 3/4 lb for 6 persons;
12-15 lbs for 100
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