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Walleye
(45,794 posts)debm55
(62,475 posts)CrispyQ
(41,181 posts)Pickle day was a big day when I was a kid. My grandmother made a few jars of sweet relish, but dills were the focus of the day. Two of my aunts would join her & one always made a few jars with hot peppers in them, too, & by the end of the day there wasn't a space that didn't have a jar of pickles on it. 🥒🥒🥒🥒🥒
debm55
(62,475 posts)Last edited Sun Jun 8, 2025, 02:35 PM - Edit history (1)
FirstLight
(15,771 posts)When I was pretty little, maybe 5 or 6, my dad got a 'deal' on a bushel of cucumbers.... well that was the Summer of Pickles
We made EVERY kind you can imagine, jars and jars of them... since I was so little, and my parents wanted to keep me busy, I wasd assigned as the pickle brine stirrer... for hours I'd stand on a chair and stir the cauldron. The smell was all over me, in my hair, my skin...I HATED pickles for EVER!
Only now will I have a rare nibble of a dill pickle on a lark...but everything I order is NO pickles or mustard! both those tastes and smells are just EW!
debm55
(62,475 posts)First Light.
FirstLight
(15,771 posts)and everyone thought it was hilarious that I hated them for so long! My parents are still laighing about it in Heaven, no doubt
LOL
debm55
(62,475 posts)C_U_L8R
(49,621 posts)also savoring Wickle's Pickles... the wicked ones. Mostly because we like to say Wickles Pickles.
debm55
(62,475 posts)chowmama
(1,132 posts)When I can successfully grow cucumbers and can harvest the babies, I also love a pint or two of homemade cornichons, which have a side benefit of supplying tarragon vinegar. I have been unable to successfully make kosher dills, but the effort alone proves my love for them.
Sweet gherkins, not so much.
debm55
(62,475 posts)pandr32
(14,307 posts)Emile
(44,048 posts)eat sliced dill pickle.
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(62,475 posts)area51
(12,783 posts)debm55
(62,475 posts)Diamond_Dog
(41,480 posts)Pickles are vile. And you cant just take them off a sandwich either because they leave a taste behind. BLECCH.
FirstLight
(15,771 posts)The pickle taste lingers!!! May as well throw away the whole sandwich, lol... (raw onions do that to me as well)
debm55
(62,475 posts)MIButterfly
(3,445 posts)debm55
(62,475 posts)DBoon
(25,254 posts)debm55
(62,475 posts)SWBTATTReg
(26,507 posts)tradition, many different kinds.
debm55
(62,475 posts)Callie1979
(1,481 posts)debm55
(62,475 posts)customerserviceguy
(25,406 posts)And I love dill relish on a hot dog!
debm55
(62,475 posts)Dorothy V
(510 posts)debm55
(62,475 posts)applegrove
(133,689 posts)debm55
(62,475 posts)Lilithschyld
(93 posts)debm55
(62,475 posts)mopinko
(74,207 posts)had a bad yr where tomatoes didnt ripen, so i made a virtue of a vice and pickles them green.
omg. best pickles i ever had.
prolly not as good if they arent homegrown.
mopinko
(74,207 posts)common in the mexican restaurants around here. carrots, onions and jalepenos.
ive made them myself. best w multicolor carrots. purple is my favorite flavor.
debm55
(62,475 posts)debm55
(62,475 posts)TommieMommy
(3,214 posts)Yummy
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(62,475 posts)doc03
(39,235 posts)debm55
(62,475 posts)doc03
(39,235 posts)Ritabert
(2,809 posts)debm55
(62,475 posts)Luciferous
(6,626 posts)debm55
(62,475 posts)pacalo
(24,859 posts)debm55
(62,475 posts)Last edited Sun Jun 8, 2025, 06:44 PM - Edit history (1)
Polly Hennessey
(9,048 posts)debm55
(62,475 posts)Brother Buzz
(40,604 posts)They are hard to find these days, but they add the pop to my tuna sandwiches.
debm55
(62,475 posts)KitFox
(613 posts)I like picked green beans, okra, sweet peppers, hot peppers, beets, cauliflower, carrots. My grandma made piccalilli (I think it is kind of like mustard pickles) that was always set out on the table with meals, along with other kinds of relish she made. If we told our grandma we had a stomach ache, she would give us a drink of pickle juice. 😊 Love your threads, Deb, and hope you are feeling well!🩷
debm55
(62,475 posts)great and unique. Love, deb
SheltieLover
(82,581 posts)debm55
(62,475 posts)beemerphill
(599 posts)If Petites are all gone some dill hamburger slices will work.
debm55
(62,475 posts)catbyte
(39,448 posts)They're an awesome garnish for a Bloody Mary, lol.
debm55
(62,475 posts)ProfessorGAC
(77,651 posts)Don't care for sweet pickles of any type.
But, any dill pickle. The garlic in Kosher dill is right up my alley.
debm55
(62,475 posts)electric_blue68
(27,862 posts)Taramind, onion, coriander mint, and coconut. Yuuuum!
debm55
(62,475 posts)Jamastiene
(38,206 posts)I usually get the Mt. Olive ones, chopped. I can use them in tartar sauce, deviled eggs, chicken salad, on sandwiches, anywhere, really.
debm55
(62,475 posts)pansypoo53219
(23,252 posts)i liked the old midget dills.