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A punnet is a small box or square basket for the gathering, transport and sale of fruit and vegetables, typically for small berries susceptible to bruising, spoiling and squashing that are therefore best kept in small rigid containers. Punnets serve also as a rough measure for a quantity of irregular sized fruits. [1]
In the United States, the dry pint is equal to 1 / 64 of a US bushel of exactly 2150.42 cubic inches, i.e. 33.6003125 cubic inches or 550.610 471 3575 milliltres. Blueberries labelled in English ("1 US dry pint") and French ("1 chopine sèche US 551 mL") for sale in the US and Canada
1 US bushel [6] ≡ 4 US pecks ≡ 32 US dry quarts ≡ 64 US dry pints ≡ 35.239 070 166 88 litres ≡ 9 3571 / 11550 US gallons ≡ 37 1367 / 5775 US liquid quarts ≡ 74 2734 / 5775 US liquid pints ≈ 7.751 5118 imperial gallons ≡ 2150.42 cubic inches ≡ 1 21121 / 86400 cubic feet
The first known usage of declaring a specific beverage a "state beverage" within the US began in 1965 with Ohio designating tomato juice as its official beverage. The most popular choice for state beverage designation is milk (or a flavored milk, in the case of Rhode Island).
One thing to note: Tomato juice is quite high in sodium. The amount of salt in a serving of tomato juice varies by brand, but it’s usually upwards of 10% the daily value. Opt for a low-sodium ...
Half of a gill is a jack, or one-eighth of a pint. [2] But in northern England, a quarter pint could also be called a jack or a noggin, rather than a gill, and in some areas a half-pint could be called a gill, particularly for beer and milk. [3] [4] [5] In Scotland, there were additional sizes: [6] big gill = 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 gills (213.1 mL)
In Scotland, the peck was used as a dry measure until the introduction of imperial units as a result of the Weights and Measures Act 1824.The peck was equal to about 9 litres (1.98 Imp gal) (in the case of certain crops, such as wheat, peas, beans and meal) and about 13 litres (2.86 Imp gal) (in the case of barley, oats and malt).
The benchmark frozen concentrated orange juice futures, traded on the Intercontinental Exchange in New York, closed at $4.77 per pound on Wednesday. That’s nearly double the price registered a ...