Posted on 11/14/2022 6:20:28 AM PST by Red Badger
NATIONAL PICKLE DAY | NOVEMBER 14
National Pickle Day recognizes the tart, sometimes sweet, and even spicy pickle. Each year on November 14th, pickle lovers pop open pecks of their preferred preserved pickle. It may be a Dill, Gherkin, Cornichon, Brined, Kosher Dill, Polish, Hungarian, Lime, Bread and Butter, Swedish and Danish, or Kool-Aid Pickle. No matter your choice, eat them all day long.
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The term pickle comes from the Dutch word pekel, meaning brine. In the United States, the word pickle typically refers to a pickled cucumber. However, just about any fruit or vegetable can be pickled.
The process typically starts with a blanching process, depending on the fruit or vegetable. Then the product is packed into jars with seasonings that will give the pickles their flavor. They can be spicy, tart, or sweet. However, the tartness and sweetness come from the brine. A basic brine includes vinegar and water. Various amounts of sugar adjust the level of sweetness in the brine.
Pickle Facts
We consume a phenomenal 5,200,000 pounds of pickles each year in the United States. While pickles can be high in sodium, they are a good source of vitamin K. In moderation, they make a great snack.
Food vendors sometimes serve pickles on a stick at fairs or carnivals. They are known as stick pickles. A rising trend in the United States is deep-fried pickles. The pickle is wrapped in dough or dipped in breading and deep-fried.
The popularity of the pickle dates back thousands of years to 2030 B.C. At that time, traders imported cucumbers from India to the Tigris Valley. Here the people first preserved and ate the cucumbers as pickles. Cleopatra attributed her good looks to her diet of pickles.
Even Julius Caesar craved the benefits of pickles. He believed pickles lent physical and spiritual strength and gave them to his troops.
Snack on a pickle to celebrate,but don’t stop there. This snack is multipurpose. They make delicious additions to salads and sandwiches. Grind them up and make a relish. Experimenting with pizza? Top it with some pickles. If your Sloppy Joe is missing a little zing, add some pickles. While not everything is better with pickles (ice cream?), a little experimentation goes a long way with pickles.
HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL PICKLE DAY
Try tasting pickled carrots, cauliflower, or watermelon. Even some proteins are pickled, such as eggs. What’s your favorite kind of pickle? Sweet, spicy, dill? Let us know by using #NationalPickleDay and posting on social media.
Educators, visit the National Day Calendar Classroom for project ideas, puzzles and more to use in your classroom.
NATIONAL PICKLE DAY HISTORY
While this holiday has been celebrated for 70 years on various days, National Day Calendar has not identified the founder of the day. However, in 1949, the first observance began with encouragement from the Pickle Packers Association.
Pickle Ping!................
I need to know so I can stock up the proper comestibles!
You can do both!............Pickles and guacamole!...............
Love pickled
It ain’t thanksgiving dinner if there aren’t any watermelon pickles
I love pickles!!! The Pickle Guys in NYC have great pickles. My go to pickles in the grocery store is Boar’s Head. I like the cold-packed pickles than heated pickles like Vlasic (toxic green color).
Bubbies pickles and pickled green tomatoes are sooooo good, but expensive. yum
My fav is Kosher Garlic Pickles!......................
my moms mustard pickles are wow!!
Got recipe?!?!?.................🤷♂️
Pickled Guacamole
I’ve eaten those!.....................😎
Guacamole / avocados turn brown quickly.................
Grow you some cucumbers and make you some. Use differing
spices to make various taste, etc. Get you some jars and
experience what the folks from the past enjoyed.
I do not :(
In Mount Olive, NC at the corner of Cucumber and Vine streets, sits my favorite pickle company.
Yes, they are our usual brand to buy.....................
Bread and Butter pickles here!
Love them on just about everything.
One of the last orders my mother made before she died was a tri-tip sandwich and “don’t be stingy with the pickles!”
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