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If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. How many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick, Anyone know? (Original Post) debm55 Jan 13 OP
Sorry to inform you, deb True Dough Jan 13 #1
Oh you . debm55 Jan 13 #6
If my memory serves me right... some_of_us_are_sane Jan 13 #2
Thank you very much, some _of _us _are_sane. debm55 Jan 13 #7
1/4 of a bushel. Harker Jan 13 #3
Thank you Harker. debm55 Jan 13 #8
A peck Earl_from_PA Jan 13 #4
Thank you Earl_from_PA debm55 Jan 13 #9
Eight dry quarts by volume surfered Jan 13 #5
Thank you surfered. debm55 Jan 13 #10
I confess; I had to look it up. surfered Jan 13 #12
8 quarts sakabatou Jan 13 #11
That is a question for the super computer... Enter stage left Jan 13 #13
Too darned many... hlthe2b Jan 13 #14
HAHAHAHAHAH, Thank you . hithe2b. debm55 Jan 13 #16
But that is how much a peck holds. Now wouldn;t you have to take into consideration the area of each pickled pepper to debm55 Jan 13 #15
About 9.25 quarts if he could fit them in with the vinegar. Historic NY Jan 13 #17
Thank you HistoricNY. debm55 Jan 13 #18
8-10lbs Bluethroughu Jan 13 #19
Thank you Bluethroughu debm55 Jan 13 #20
I looked it up afterward...I got it wrong. Bluethroughu Jan 13 #21
That;s okay, debm55 Jan 13 #22
42. lastlib Jan 13 #23
Thank you lastlib debm55 Jan 14 #35
None. catbyte Jan 14 #24
He could of pick them out of a jar debm55 Jan 14 #36
You're Asking The Wrong Question ProfessorGAC Jan 14 #25
Maybe he picked them from a jar, at the bar? sl8 Jan 14 #27
Well Then The Saying Isn't... ProfessorGAC Jan 14 #29
Well in post 15 I asked about how many pickles would be in a peck. the OP doesn't ask for the slze of a peck but how debm55 Jan 14 #32
Then We Have TWO Unanswered Questions! ProfessorGAC Jan 14 #39
Yes we need to know the area taken up by the pickled peppers, debm55 Jan 14 #40
None biophile Jan 14 #26
Thank you biophile. That is very true debm55 Jan 14 #37
Perhaps Peter was pickled and the rest was jumbled up in the drunken translation?? NoMoreRepugs Jan 14 #28
hahahahahahhahah. Thank you NoMoreRepugs debm55 Jan 14 #38
"" AllaN01Bear Jan 14 #30
Thank you AllaN01Bear, Yes a peck is used in the British system debm55 Jan 14 #34
more importantly AnnaLee Jan 14 #31
At your local Farmer's Grange? debm55 Jan 14 #33
Peter didn't pick any pickled peppers coprolite Jan 14 #41
Wow I think you got it. debm55 Jan 14 #42
2. If my memory serves me right...
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 08:25 PM
Jan 13

Peter Piper picked as many as he could pick,
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

(And a peck is 8 dry quarts.) According to Google. .

hlthe2b

(107,770 posts)
14. Too darned many...
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 08:43 PM
Jan 13

I do like good homemade pickles in limited quantities... Pickled peppers? Maybe in small amounts...

A peck of pickled peppers or just about anything else? Probably too darned many.

debm55

(42,165 posts)
15. But that is how much a peck holds. Now wouldn;t you have to take into consideration the area of each pickled pepper to
Mon Jan 13, 2025, 08:44 PM
Jan 13

see how many would fit in the peck container?

debm55

(42,165 posts)
32. Well in post 15 I asked about how many pickles would be in a peck. the OP doesn't ask for the slze of a peck but how
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 10:43 AM
Jan 14

many pickles would fit in the so called peck

AllaN01Bear

(23,864 posts)
30. ""
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 09:45 AM
Jan 14

A peck is an imperial and United States customary unit of dry volume, equivalent to 2 dry gallons or 8 dry quarts or 16 dry pints. An imperial peck is equivalent to 9.09 liters and a US customary peck is equivalent to 8.81 liters. Two pecks make a kenning (obsolete), and four pecks make a bushel.

coprolite

(338 posts)
41. Peter didn't pick any pickled peppers
Tue Jan 14, 2025, 07:22 PM
Jan 14

Peppers are pickled after they are picked. Pickled peppers don't grow on bushes, pickled peppers come from jars.

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