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In our 60 plus years in business we have learned a thing or two about planning for a crowd. How much popocorn do I need for a specific event, and how many strawberries will 5 lbs. of melting chocolate dip and cover etc. We have combined all of our extensive knowlege into this page to help you plan for whatever it is you may be planning for. If for any reason this page doesn't answer a question you have please send us an e-mail with your question. We will certainly get back to you with the answer as soon as possible and add your request to this page for others to reference in the future. Help us make it a little easier for everyone!
Chocolate:
The following measurements are based on 1 (one) 5 lb. bag of melting chocolate.
Chocolate Covered Strawberries: 5 lb. bag of chocolate will cover approximately 40 medium sized strawberries.
Popcorn:
1 oz. (by weight, not fluid ounces) of raw popcorn will yield 32 oz. (one quart) of popped popcorn.
1 50# bag of popcorn seed will yield approximately 800 1 oz. (one ounce) servings.
1 Case (36 Packages) of 6 oz. Mega Pop Kits #2836 will yield aprroximately 216 one ounce servings.
1 Case (24 Packages) of 8 oz. Mega Pop Kits #2838 will yield aprroximately 192 one ounce servings.
Cotton Candy:
1 oz. (one ounce) of Flossugar will yield approximately one serving or one cone of cotton candy.
One .5 Gallon carton of Flossugar will yield approximately 50-70 servings, depending on the operator.
1 - 2 Tablespoons of Flossine should be used per 10# of sugar in mixing.
Just a note: A coarse sugar (like Flossugar) is better to use than "table sugar".
SnoKone:
1 Gallon of RTU (Ready-To-Use) syrup will yield approximately 60 - 70 servings.
1 Package of EZ Concentrate + 5 1/2# of sugar will yield 1 gallon of RTU syrup.
1 Case (10 Packages) of EZ Concentrate + sugar will yield 10 gallons of RTU syrup.
1 Quart of liquid concentrate syrup will yield approximately 8 gallons of RTU syrup.
