Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Kit McChesney | Acmefoto writes: > Alistair-- > > Now, if a firkin is 9 gallons, what was the original "stuff" that was being > measured in 9 gallon quantities? Was it the beer? And why is 9 gallons > significant? > > Gosh, I guess this is off-topic. We're talking Crackers and Firkins now. > "I'm" always on topic ;-) The firkin is a 9 gallon keg of beer. 6 firkins make a hogshead (our family home when 4 children lived at home) and 2 firkins make a Kilderkin (our family home when we all left ;-) ) Forget all references to bathwater and lard ;-)Simply not true Alastair Firkin @ work ;-) http://www.afirkin.com http://www.familyofman2.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html