You can’t find the old “sour dill” pickles like the ones in the barrels at country stores or in movie theaters, (served in those paper bag holders) anywhere!
I think that the online store Picklelicious might have some but the shipping is a killer!
I tried making some .. once.
Never again!
There used to be a very famous restaurant in DC, near the corner of Conn. Ave. and L Street, frequented by politicians, sports figures, everybody ‘famous’ in DC. They had wonderful pickles. This person has tried to re-create them:
Did you try crossing Delancey to check out that pickle shop? /obscure movie reference
A long while back, pickle consumption in the US started declining. Goes back to at least when Vlasic came out with length-wise pickle slices in an effort to make adding pickles easier for the consumer.
I’ve always wanted to buy one of those giant individually packaged Boar’s Head dill pickles. I think I will ; )