 Careful planning is needed to have supplies for 5000 of these babies! |
Spreadsheet of costs and materials required for 5000 snow cones!!
| Number of Snow Cones to be Made | 5,000 |
| Serving Size (Ounces) | 4 |
| Total oz to be served | 20,000 |
| Ounces of shaved ice per lb of ice | 25 |
| Playa Yield - smaller yield due to melting | 80% |
| Playa oz per lb | 20 |
| Total lbs of ice required | 1,000 |
| Syrup per serving oz | 0.25 |
| Ounces per gallon | 128 |
| Day | # Servings | Total Oz Served | Total Lbs of Ice | 7lb Bags of Ice | 8lb Bags of Ice | Syrup - Ounces | Syrup - Gallons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 600 | 2,400 | 120 | 18 | 15 | 600 | 4.69 |
| Tuesday | 600 | 2,400 | 120 | 18 | 15 | 600 | 4.69 |
| Wednesday | 600 | 2,400 | 120 | 18 | 15 | 600 | 4.69 |
| Thursday | 800 | 3,200 | 160 | 23 | 20 | 800 | 6.25 |
| Friday | 1,200 | 4,800 | 240 | 35 | 30 | 1,200 | 9.38 |
| Saturday | 1,200 | 4,800 | 240 | 35 | 30 | 1,200 | 9.38 |
| Total | 5,000 | 20,000 | 1,000 | 147 | 125 | 5,000 | 40.00 |
| Quantity | Price Per Unit | Total Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buy Ready-to-Use Syrup | |||
| Ready to Use Syrup (gal) | 40 | $6.25 | $250.00 |
| Pumps | 4 | $2.00 | $8.00 |
| Total Cost | $258.00 |
| Quantity | Price Per Unit | Total Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Make Syrup | |||
| Sugar (lbs) | 200 | $0.50 | $100.00 |
| Sodium Benzoate (Quart) | 2 | $6.00 | $12.00 |
| Citric Acid (Quart) | 1 | $6.00 | $6.00 |
| Flavor Concentrate (Quart) | 5 | $15.00 | $75.00 |
| 1 Gallon Jugs | 40 | $1.00 | $40.00 |
| Bottle Caps | 40 | $0.15 | $6.00 |
| Pumps | 4 | $2.00 | $8.00 |
| Mixing Container | 1 | $45.00 | $45.00 |
| Total Cost | $292.00 |
| Ice | Price Per Bag | Bags Needed | Total Ice Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7lb bag | $2 | 147 | $294 |
| 8lb bag | $2 | 125 | $250 |
| Syrup Cost | $258 |
| Cups | $60 |
| Ice (7lb bag) | $294 |
| Total | $612 |
| Syrup Cost | $258 |
| Cups | $60 |
| Ice (8lb bag) | $250 |
| Total | $568 |
The Tiki Ice Bar can hold supplies for about 1000 to 1500 snow cones per trip. That 8-12 gallons of syrup and 5 to 8 boxes of 200 cups.
The two coolers can hold about 16 bags of ice. That's not enough for 1000 cones, but we can easily return to Arctica for more ice.
We were inspected out on the playa, and passed with 100% (large image).
Many people also gave us little gifts. Some gave us food and beer, which was so incredibly good at the end of a long afternoon making snow cones almost continuously!
There were many, many other little gifts. Here's a photo of the gifts from three of the five days we served snow cones.
Tonight (April 25, 2006) Robin confirmed that the shaved ice makes a
pretty tasty margarita! Of course, that was with Hornitos Tequila!
