I LOVE YOU A BUSHEL AND A PECK

This morning, a friend said she was "eating like a bird". I said, "I am too--a PECK at a time." Thus ensued the conversation: "How big is a peck?" "How many pecks are in a bushel?" "How big is a bushel?" I said that I thought there were eight pecks in a bushel.

Inquiring minds need to know! I know that at one time in my life I knew how many pecks are in a bushel, etc., but I can't recall ever seeing a "peck" of anything!

Not being near a computer, I had to call my experts. Neither actually knew but checked their computers.

Yes, I was wrong, there are FOUR pecks in a bushel.


U.S. DRY MEASURE

2 pints=1 quart
8 quarts=1 peck
4 pecks=1 bushel

To save the day, I had to show off that I know the words to A Bushel And A Peck, which proves only one thing--I'm OLD. Listen to Doris Day sing it.