My notes!
Brisket 5 x briskets – slow cooked Thurs and sliced (Ruth) with horseradish and chutney on side. I’ve got tons of chutney.
Coronation Chicken 30lb whole chickens. Roasted Thurs (Ruth) and cut up and made into Coronation Chicken on Friday. (mayo, curry, grapes, celery)
Fresh Salmon 30lb fresh salmon filleted into sides, served on shredded lettuce with lime and coriander mayo and prawns to garnish. To be assembled on Saturday.
Samosas Ruth will get from Leicester (serve with raita)
Spanakopita -the Guardian/Hugh Fearnley Whittingstalls recipe online is very good. His recipe will make enough for 12 people so suggest recipe x 8.
Hummus and breads and butter (garnished with whole chickpeas and drizzled with olive oil and pickled lemons)
Cheese, (Baron Bigod, Dorset Blue Vinny, Mrs Kirkhams) crackers and grapes a wonderful display!
Chinese noodle salad – noodles, water chestnuts, bean shoots, red peppers, spring onions, carrot ribbons, tom juice, soy sauce, honey and ginger dressing.
Coleslaw – carrots, cabbage, mayo (Sat morning Ruth)
Tomato and mozzarella salad – garnished with basil and salt and pepper, balsamic and oil (Sat morning Ruth)
Green salad – lettuce, rocket, cucumber, green stuff
Potato salad – potatoes, mayo, chives
Roasted vegetable and cous cous - med veg, olives, herbs etc
Welcome drink - Prosecco or Elderflower Fizz
48 bottles Prosecco
EldeflowerFizz (Cordial/Sparkling Water/Lemons/Mint)
On the tables – Wine – Two whites, Rose and Red (45 bottles for the tables the rest to sell behind the bar
48 Sauvignon Blanc (white)
48 Esmerelda (white)
48 de Bortoli (red)
24 Rose
Bar –
Beer and cider
2 x 36 pints polypin Old Cannon best bitter
40 litres/70 pints canned lager
40/50 bottles Aspalls cyder
Mojitos & Elderflower Collins Cocktails and Spirits (Gin, Rum and Vodka)
6 litres rum
6 litres gin
6 litres vodka
6 x Gomme syrup
6 x Elderflower cordial
6 x Jiffy lemon juice
24 lemons
48 limes
5/6 bunches mint
Light brown sugar for mojitos
36litres each of soda, sparkling water, tonic, lemonade, diet coke, coke and orange juice
8kg ice cubes
6kg crushed ice
