Subj : Bushel
To   : Alexander Koryagin
From : Dallas Hinton
Date : Thu Apr 17 2025 16:48:08

Hi, Alexander -- on Apr 17 2025 at 15:39, you wrote:

AK> From "Three Men in a Boat" by Jerome K. Jerome

AK> I accept ten pounds of potatoes, few cabbages etc. But tell me
AK> please - what does mean a bushel of peas? AFAIR, a bushel is a
AK> volume about 40 litres, in other words it is 4 big water pails for
AK> fire fighting. And it was as they said for 3 days.
AK> :-)

For that matter, 10 pounds of potatoes is a tad excessive for 3 days! And, how are they going to cook this stuff in a small (row?) boat?

The whole thing, imo, is a gross exaggeration to add to the humour of the event. Don't take it seriously.

Cheers... Dallas

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