On Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:00:29 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>> > Peach-Pineapple preserves? What about Peach marmalade? It's Peach
>> > time in Texas and I just bought a 1/4 bushel. If anyone has any
>> > recipes to share that are a little different and really good I
>> > would appreciate it.
>
>> Somehow I am trying to imagine a good peach preserve recipe that has
>> added a boatload of other ingredients........talk about complaining
>> that you tried to make peach preserves and it tastes like an
>> undescrible fruit concoction.
>>
>> A bushel of peaches should weight about 12 pounds.
>
>Where in heck did you get 12 pounds? A typical box at the supermarket
>weighs about 17# -- that's sure not a bushel.

Original poster bought a QUARTER bushel.