I want to halve or quarter this recipe but I am looking for a rough estimate on how many cucumbers I will need for that since I don't know what a...

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...bushel is.  Any ideas?

linzarella · Answer

Were these the pickles at Omnivore Books last night? I was just about to post a question asking which recipe those were - they were great!

linzarella · Answer

Were these the pickles at Omnivore Books last night? I was just about to post a question asking which recipe those were - they were great!

Blissful B. · Answer

A bushel of cucumbers weighs approximately 48 pounds, so a peck (per the recipe) would be 12 pounds, so to cut the recipe in 1/2 go for 6 pounds.