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From: MSN Nickname©_fire_ball_©  (Original Message)Sent: 4/23/2004 6:06 AM
I have a chutney recipe that calls for "1/4 peck of french beans"
Can some one please tell me just how much a peck is?
thanks and cheers
Heather


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From: MSN NicknamenuytsiaSent: 4/26/2004 4:22 AM
Apparently a Peck is one quarter of a bushel. A Bushel being a volume not weight measure.
 
For your purposes, a quarter of a peck is 2 quarts (imperial measure).
 
So an empty milk container sounds like the way!
 
Cheers...Tom

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From: MSN NicknameMcClug1Sent: 5/5/2004 3:15 PM
Fire Ball, A peck is 1/4 of a bushel.  Here is the definition of a bushel:
 
"A dry measure, containing 4 pecks, 8 gallons or 32 quarts." 
 
Therefore, a peck would be 2 gallons or 8 quarts (dry measure)