Recipe Enlargement Form

Factor Method:
Enlarge the original recipe to 250 servings by using the factor method. Original serving size: _____4_____
Calculate to six decimal places and round off to five decimal places. Factor: ___62.5____
Your final measures should be in simplified measures and rounded off following rounding rules.

Ingredients Original Convert to Weight (if Multiply by Factor Convert to appropriate measure & simplify (use 1
Recipe needed) gallon vs 128 oz)
1 Butter 6 tbsp 6 tbsp x (1oz/2 tbsp) = 3 oz 3 oz x 62.5 = 187.5 oz 187.5 oz x (1lb/16 oz) = 11.71875 oz = 11.75 lb

2 Celery 1/4 cup 1/4 cup x 62.5 = 15.625 cup 15.625 cup x (1lb/3 cup) = 5.20833 lb = 5.25 lb

3 Onion 1/4 cup 1/4 cup x 62.5 = 15.625 cup 15.625 cup x (1lb/3 cup) = 5.20833 lb = 5.25 lb

4 Garlic 1 tsp 1 tsp x 62.5 = 62.5 tsp 62.5 tsp x (1tbsp/3 tsp) x (1 oz/3 tbsp) = 6.94444 oz
= 7 oz
5 All-Purpose 1/3 cup 1/3 cup x (1lb/4 cup) = 0.083333 lb x 62.5 = 5.20833 lb 5.20833 lb = 5.25 lb
Flour 0.083333 lb
6 Milk 1/2 cup 1/2 cup x 62.5 = 31.25 cups 31.25 cups x (1 gal/16 cups) = 1.95331 gal = 2 gal

7 Cream 1/2 cup 1/2 cup x 62.5 = 31.25 cups 31.25 cups x (1 gal/16 cups) = 1.95331 gal = 2 gal

8 Chicken Broth 3 cups 3 cups x 62.5 = 187.5 cups 187.5 cups x (1 gal/16 cups) = 11.71875 gal = 11.75
gal
9 Cooked Chicken 1 cup 1 cup x (1lb/3 cups) = 1/3 lb 1/3 lb x 62.5 = 20.833333 lb 20.833333 lb = 21lb

10 White pepper 1/4 tsp 1/4 tsp x 62.5 = 15.625 tsp 15.625 tsp x (1 tbsp/3 tsp) = 5.20833 tbsp = 5 tbsp

11 Black pepper 1/4 tsp 1/4 tsp x 62.5 = 15.625 tsp 15.625 tsp x (1 tbsp/3 tsp) = 5.20833 tbsp = 5 tbsp

12 Salt 1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp x 62.5 = 31.25 tsp 31.25 tsp x (1tbsp/3 tsp) x (1 oz/1.5 tbsp) = 6.94444
oz = 7 oz
13 Cayenne Pepper 1/8 tsp 1/8 tsp x 62.5 = 7.8125 tsp 7.8125 tsp x (1tbsp/3 tsp) = 2.60417 tbsp = 2 1/2
tbsp