Volume Measures
Modern and Vintage Equivalents
| Base Unit | Equals | Equals |
| 1 peck | 8 quarts | 2 gallons |
| 1 gallon | 4 quarts | 1/2 peck |
| 1 bushel | 4 pecks | 8 gallons |
| 1 pottle | 2 quarts | 4 pounds |
| 1 pint lard or butter | 1 pound | 2 cups |
Note: Vintage measurements are notoriously innacurate. Equivalents are based on research and vary somewhat from country to country, and even from town to town.
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