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2. Firkin (unit) - Wikipedia

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   A firkin was an American unit of dry measure. 1 firkin = 9 US gallons = 34 litres [ 3 ] American naturalist John Burroughs (1837–1921) in his boyhood memoir described a firkin as weighing 100 pounds when loaded with salted butter.

3. Dry gallon - Wikipedia

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   The dry gallon's implicit value in the US system was originally one eighth of the Winchester bushel, which was a cylindrical measure of 18.5 inches (469.9 mm) in diameter and 8 inches (203.2 mm) in depth, making it an irrational number of cubic inches; its value to seven significant digits was 268.8025 cubic inches (4.404884 litres), from an ...

4. Dry measure - Wikipedia

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   Dry measures are units of volume to measure bulk commodities that are not fluids and that were typically shipped and sold in standardized containers such as barrels.They have largely been replaced by the units used for measuring volumes in the metric system and liquid volumes in the imperial system but are still used for some commodities in the US customary system.

5. Comparison of the imperial and US customary measurement ...

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   [a] Originally defined as the volume of 10 pounds (4.54 kg) of distilled water (under certain conditions), [b] then redefined by the Weights and Measures Act 1985 to be exactly 4.546 09 L (277.4 cu in), the imperial gallon is close in size to the old ale gallon.

6. Imperial and US customary measurement systems - Wikipedia

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   The apothecaries and troy pounds are divided into 12 ounces (of 480 grains) while the avoirdupois pound has 16 ounces (of 437.5 grains). The unit of volume, the gallon, has different values in the United States and in the United Kingdom – the US fluid gallon being about 0.83 imperial gallons and the US dry gallon being about 0.97 imperial ...

7. How to Estimate How Many Green Beans You Need per Person - AOL

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   Assuming one pound of green beans contains 35 to 40 pieces and yields about 3 cups of chopped beans, you’ll need about one pound for a party of three, assuming you’re making roasted, steamed ...

8. Cooking weights and measures - Wikipedia

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   Weight is measured in ounces and pounds (avoirdupois) as in the U.S. Volume is measured in imperial gallons, quarts, pints, fluid ounces, fluid drachms, and minims. The imperial gallon was originally defined as 10 pounds (4.5359 kg) of water in 1824, and refined as exactly 4.54609 litres in 1985.

9. Ohio Stadium bag policy: What can Ohio State football fans ...

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   Prohibited items at Ohio Stadium: What Ohio State fans can't bring in. These items are not permitted at Ohio Stadium. All bags (backpacks, fanny packs, purses, camera bags, etc.)