What does "Light Refreshments" mean as far as party food goes?!
What does "Light Refreshments" mean as far as party food goes?
I am having a graduation party and we are going to provide light refreshments. How much food does that entail and any food ideas?
Answers:
perhaps, cheese/cracker tray, fruit bowl,garden salad, chips, sml sandwiches (egg / tuna),vegetable platter (celery,carrots,For Dippin in sauce)..then the light refreshments
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Beer and chips
get some hot wings! man u gotta get hot wings and bluecheese sauce! then some bags of chips all kindsa different ones , some cases of sodas, and some kinda salad like for dipping the chips, tunas or shrimp etc. and some desserts and ur straight..dont forget to invite me lol..
Light refreshments generally include crackers and cheese, veggies and dip, perhaps and olive and smoked meat tray. For sweets generally butter cookies. For drinks coffee, tea and soda.
Usually "light refreshments" meanst punch, cake, nuts, and mints.
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Mixed Fruit Punch
--Sweet Occasions, an SLAH book
1 (46-oz) can pineapple juice
1 cup fresh orange juice
2/3 cup fresh lemon juice
1? Tbsp. fresh lime juice
1 cup sugar
? cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves
1 (2-liter) bottle ginger ale, chilled
1 (1-liter) bottle club soda, chilled
1 cup fresh strawberries, quartered
1 lemon, thinly sliced
1 lime, thinly sliced
Combine first 6 ingredients, stirring until sugar dissolves. Cover and chill at least 4 hours.
Pour mixture through a wire-mesh strainer into a large punch bowl, discarding mint leaves. Stir in ginger ale and remaining ingredients. Yield - 5? quarts.
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Lime Punch
1 cup lime sherbet
1cup limeade concentrate
14oz ginger ale, chilled
2 cups cold water
Lime slices for garnish
Place sherbet and limeade concentrate in punch bowl. Just prior to serving, add ginger ale and water. Stir to combine. Float lime slices on top of punch.
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Punch for a Bunch
--modified from a Southern Living recipe
1 gallon water, divided
3 cups sugar
2 cups lemon juice
1 (12 oz) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed and undiluted
1 (46 oz. can) unsweetened pineapple juice
4 (1 quart) bottles ginger ale, chilled
Combine 8 cups (hot) water and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Sin in remaining 8 cups (cool) water and fruit juices. Cover and freeze overnight, stirring juice mixture at least twice during freezing process. (I usually freeze mix in a zipper bag so I can just mush it to mix it.) Remove from freezer about an hour before serving. Break into chunks; add ginger ale, and stir until slushy. Enjoy!
Makes 10 quarts.
i read light refreshments as munchies
Light refreshments usually meams drinks, (alcoholic, non-alcoholic) and appetizers or finger foods. Ideas- Fresh Seasonal Fruit Platter, Crudite Platter, Finger Sandwiches, Bruschetta, etc. Hope this helps!
depending on the estimated guest amount at least four platters containing things like cheeses, fruit wedges, cookies and bit size meat portions. drinks choice of tea, coffee, punch or water.