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Peck Measurement

Hi DrPepper!
I think you're being a little too literal in this forums lead in text. But thanks for the answer.

Is that 2 gallons? It seems to me that the peck is a measurement of vegetables, like tomatos, green beans or lima beans. Come to think of it, those farm baskets are often peck sized, right? Do you know?
 
I think the farm baskets usually can be either half a peck or a full peck. A peck is about 2 gallons. It's a bit of a rough estimate because we're not dealing with liquid or grain. :)
 
So for all these years I've been buying by the peck at the farm stands and didn't know it.
 
A peck is how many you can grab and stick in your basket before the chickens get after you. Heheheeee
 
Ah-HA!! That's right Mama! My bad. LOL

A peck is 8 dry quarts
4 pecks is a bushel
 
i've seen 'peck' used as a measurement at farmstands with something like strawberries.
 
8 quarts = 1 peck (pk) = 537.605 cubic inches = 16 pints
4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu) = 2150.42 cubic inches = 32 quarts
 
Hey you learn something everyday. I never knew how much a peck was
 
I grew up on a farm myself and all I can say is carrying a peck of potatoes was a whole lot easier than carrying a bushel of them as a kid. I see the 4 to a bushel was answered years ago, lol. As far as picking straw berries go though, I couldn't even fill a pint container with them cause they all ended up in my mouth.
Mama, how come I never got any pecks, just the pinches?
 
Ah, being blonde must be the reason. Throwing punches wasn't an option for me though. I woulda had more than just red cheeks. I would have just preferred the pecks.
 
A bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck.

T-Boys has pecks of apples but they won't let
you keep the peck basket. Darn...
 
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