What's your pick of pickles?
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
Eugene, Oregon
June 26, 2018 10:18am CST
I was surprised to find three kinds of pickles in our refrigerator when I started to fix a sandwich for lunch yesterday. There are the sliced dills which I like on sandwiches, those small ones which are quite spicy and the larger dills which really have a lot of flavor. I guess Anne bought those larger ones and they are really quite good.
(The beet is here only because pickled beets are the only beets I like).
Neither I nor Anne like sweet pickles. I used to like what I think were called "bread and butter" pickles when I was a kid.
Maybe you like those giant dill pickles that are sold some places? I never tried one.
Do you have a favorite pickle?
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@xFiacre (14785)
• Ireland
26 Jun 18
@jameshxstatic I have just bought a large jar of dill pickled gherkins or cornichons or what ever you call them over there. They won’t last long.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
26 Jun 18
That is what the little pickle in the photo is. Kinda spicy.
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@Marilynda1225 (91115)
• United States
26 Jun 18
@JamesHxstatic I should add that our dog loves pickles and isn't picky. He is happy if you share 
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@celticeagle (189874)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Jun 18
Kosher pickles are my daughter's favorite. I like sweet pickles. My grandmother used to make the best pickle relish with the little pearl onions. So tasty.
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@celticeagle (189874)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Jun 18
@JamesHxstatic .....I have to be in the mood.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
26 Jun 18
That does sound good. I like dill best.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
26 Jun 18
@celticeagle A universal feeling.
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
26 Jun 18
I have hamburger dills, dill relish, sweet relish, bread and butter , squash relish, pickled eggs and pickles okra. I love pickled beets but I have not bought any in a while, but I ate regular beets a few nights ago.
I am not fond of just sweet pickles.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
26 Jun 18
I like dill relish too, I discovered, but pickled beets are the only ones I like. Golden beets are not too bad though. Squash relish I have never seen, did you make it?
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
26 Jun 18
In the US, the kind you mention are available, but the pickles I mean are those in vinegar and spices, not hot really.
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@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
26 Jun 18
@JamesHxstatic , That is what I was feeling! The pickles what I have mentioned are they prepared in US or they are imported stuff?
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
26 Jun 18
@AKRao24 The ones from India and other places are imported. Are all those products quite hot to taste?
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
27 Jun 18
Sweet pickles would be my choice. I have them in the fridge made from the star fruit, bimblis and mango. Home made all grown in our garden.
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
27 Jun 18
@JamesHxstatic Bimblis are sour and good for cholesterol control
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Jun 18
You are a talented pickle maker then. What is a bimblie?
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
28 Jun 18
@JamesHxstatic Oh, cornichons. Is it different from a gherkin? I think it's called gherkin, which I now suddenly remembered. 
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Jun 18
I guess those are called cornichons.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Jun 18
@SIMPLYD I think that gherkins are not as spicy as cornichons (maybe).
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@Juliaacv (56257)
• Canada
27 Jun 18
My mother used to can pickles, all kinds, so the title really drew me in on this topic.
Really dill pickles and the sliced pickles are the same taste, aren't they?
Bread and butter pickles are the same as sweet and sour pickles, aren't they?
I never liked those, dills were my favorite.
I thought that those small dills were sweet pickles, but I could be wrong.
I have pickled red beets for my husband, but I always sliced them for him, as that's the way that he prefers them.
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@Juliaacv (56257)
• Canada
28 Jun 18
@JamesHxstatic My mother used to do huge batches of them. And she'd wash them all when she got them from the field, in the washing machine.
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Jun 18
Yes, that sliced pickle in the pic is just a sliced dill, but the whole dill tastes much more "dilly." Not sure about the bread and butter vs sweet and sour, but it sounds right.
My mother never made pickles. I had some pickled beet at lunch today.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Jun 18
Is prosciutto always very salty? It is very expensive here.
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@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
28 Jun 18
@JamesHxstatic No, good aged prosciutto should not be salty at all. If it is salty, this means that it has not been aged enough number of months.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Jun 18
@LadyDuck I see. Well, we must get some pretty poor stuff here then.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Jun 18
That is a good combination I think.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Jun 18
@RubyHawk Bagels and pickles too, a good combination.
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
27 Jun 18
@JamesHxstatic There was a bagel shop we used to go To especially for their pickles. They make their own bread and butter pickles but store bought makes a pretty good second.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
27 Jun 18
@JamesHxstatic
I used to be able to find the sweet ones but I like the spicy ones too. My grandfather used to make the best apple pies and pickles.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
28 Jun 18
@JamesHxstatic
My grandfather really made it very delicious. I go to this one place and get it every so often and it is very good. Now, I finally went to a bakery I do not get to and got some other goodies and will eat those eventually.
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@mlgen1037 (29882)
• Manila, Philippines
26 Jun 18
Hi James. I will pass on this one as pickles are not my favorites. 
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
26 Jun 18
Really? No pickles? Okay, thanks!
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@mlgen1037 (29882)
• Manila, Philippines
27 Jun 18
@JamesHxstatic Hahaha. I do not know why but is the taste I think. 
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@GardenGerty (169477)
• United States
27 Jun 18
I like sliced pickles that they call stackers. They need to be dill. Sweet relish is good in some meat salads, though.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Jun 18
Yes that thin one in the photo is a dill stacker. I like dill relish on burgers.
@snowy22315 (208945)
• United States
27 Jun 18
Dill, hands down..for some reason I like sweet pickles with cheese sandwiches, but I rarely have them so oh well..It seems silly to buy a jar of pickles just to eat with an ocassional cheese sandwich.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Jun 18
Right, I guess since they are pickled, they would last forever in the fridge, but why take up the space?
@Freelanzer (10782)
• Canada
26 Jun 18
I make my own pickles when my cucumbers are ready. However, I am not a huge fan and they often go to waste. I do enjoy a good dill pickle on occasion.
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@Freelanzer (10782)
• Canada
27 Jun 18
@JamesHxstatic Yes I can and I do. But I do keep some of it because I think the family will use it but soon a couple years pass by and it doesn't taste that great anymore.
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
26 Jun 18
Can you give the excess pickles away?
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@anamika161088 (11866)
• India
27 Jun 18
We have huge variety of pickles. Mango pickle is most liked by me..
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
27 Jun 18
I agree with you and Ann. Sweet pickles are wrong. :-)
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Jun 18
Anne more so than I. I like them occasionally.
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