A high-quality product, ideally suited for use in soups, stews, and casseroles.
Quantity
An average of 22 pounds is needed per canner load of 7 quarts; an average of 14 fresh pounds is needed per canner load of 9 pints. A bushel weighs 53 pounds and yields 17 to 20 quarts of crushed tomatoes-an average of 2-3/4 pounds per quart.
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A 1/2 bushel box of tomatoes weighs approximately 25 pounds. 25 pounds of Roma tomatoes produce approximately 11 liters of strained juice and pulp. This 11 liters will need to reduce down to about 4-5 liters to make tomato paste. 4 -1/2 liters equals 4.75 quarts. So to make 1 quart you need approximately 6-7 pounds of tomatoes.
There is approximately 53lbs in a bushel. So half a bushel would be approximately 25-26lbs.
There are 4 pecks in a bushel.
Baskets
You can make bowls out of almost any gourd type. My favorite type to use are the Bushel Gourds. Bushel gourds are basically slightly flattened round gourds. Some varieties can grow to be very large, while others are medium sized. They make perfect bowls and baskets. They also make nice bird feeders, lidded boxes, lamp bases/shades, anything round.
It takes about 7.5 pounds of peas to make a bushel of peas. This means that it takes about 1 1/2 five gallon buckets of peas to make a whole bushel of peas.
Baskets
The plural form of bushel is bushels.
baskets
You can find a detailed guide for making chocolate baskets on the following website: http://www.taste.com.au/how+to/articles/597/make+chocolate+baskets. They have great tips.
baskets
During the food shortage, a bushel of potatoes cost two shillings and sixpence.