How To Make A Fruit And Cheese Table For Your Wedding Reception Recipes

HOW TO MAKE A FRUIT AND CHEESE TABLE FOR YOUR WEDDING RECEPTION

Steps:

• To make a Cheese, Cracker and Fruit Table: Cover a round table with cloth.
• Place large soup pot in middle of table.
• Cover with material and tuck edges under loosely.
• Cover the top tier with grapes and whole fruit.
• Surround tier with: Stacks of small plates and napkins.
• Cheese boards and several blocks of cheese.
• Drape inexpensive baskets with material and fill with crackers.
• Place plates of grapes, blueberries, whole strawberries, cherries, kiwi slices and any other fruit in season.
• This cover will hide coolers filled with fruit and cheese supplies and extra baskets of crackers.
• Other wedding tips: A gallon of punch serves approx.
• 24 servings.
• Distilled water will freeze clear, regular water will be opaque.
• If using plain ice to chill punch make the punch a bit strong.
• An ice ring or block filled with punch and frozen won't dilute the punch.
• Cover for a round table: Measure from center point to the edge of the table and then measure to the floor.
• For example: from center of the table to its edge is 36 inches and from table top to 4 inches* off the floor is 25.
• The radius would equal 61 inches.
• 61 x 2= diameter The material for the circular cover has a diameter of 122.
• Find a solid colored inexpensive queen or king-size top sheet that is large enough to cut a circle.
• Lay sheeting on the floor.
• Take a push pin and stick it in the middle of the sheet.
• Tie a piece of string, the length of the radius of the circle, to the pin.
• Tie the other end to a piece of chalk.
• Roughly mark out circle.
• Cut.
• Trim: 6+ yards of contrasting printed material, Circumference= 3.
• 14 times radius (61 inches).
• Amount of trim needed= 192 inches of finished trim.
• Trim will be about 3-4 inches wide and gathered.
• Amount of material needed to make trim: Cotton weight material= 176 x 2= 351 in.
• (9¾ yards) Lighter weight material= 176 x 3= 528 in (14 yards) 5- 6 yards of half inch of non roll waistband elastic.
• Cut material the desired width and sew strips together.
• Sew material to elastic, stretching elastic as you sew so it will gather.
• Attach trim to cover.

ELEGANT CHEESE AND FRUIT PLATTER

Steps:

• On large serving platter, arrange cheeses in center. Cover; let stand at room temperature about 30 minutes.
• Arrange fresh fruit in groups around cheeses. Sprinkle dried apricots and cherries over cheeses and fruit. Tuck rosemary sprigs among fruit.
• To serve, provide cheese planes for harder cheeses and cheese spreaders for soft cheeses. If desired, serve cheeses and fruit with crackers.

FRUIT AND CHEESE PLATTER

Steps:

• Choose a large round or rectangular tray, along with a small round cutting board or ceramic tile. Set the cutting board or tile on the tray for the cheese wedges. Allow cheese to stand at room temperature 30 minutes.
• Quarter the pineapple, cut out the fruit and cut into wedges. Use the rind as a "basket" on the tray for the fruit wedges. Place the melon cubes on the tray on bay leaves. Arrange grape clusters on the tray.