Contents: 1 Pickle Freak

Early on in this blog I talked about my childhood experience with Pickles-In-A-Bag and I assumed that everyone knew what I was talking about but the other night I was at home and had one of those pickles in a bag and decided it was time for it to be eaten. I proceeded to eat it in my very specific way and I caught my boyfriend gaping at me...like I was a...freak?

Him: What the hell is that?
Me: It's a pickle in a bag (I'm sucking pickle juice from the small hole in the bag)
Him: ?????
Me: Do you NOT read my blog?
Him: ...most of it...
Me: Well, then, you should know about these, it's one of the first things I blogged about
Him: You should go look in the mirror and see what you look like

Well, I DID go look in the mirror and saw my lips pushed up against the plastic bag, sucking away, and you know what? I was just fine with what I saw.

Recession Pickles

Times are hard out there for everyone and it's too late in the season to make your OWN pickles so let me suggest my favorite, budget-friendly, homemade pickles.

www.kanns.com

I have a special place in my heart for Keith and Mary Ann, who refer to themselves as "Square Headed Germans", makers of these great Hill Country Homestyle pickles made in Fredricksburg, TX. These were the very first pickles I ever ordered online and for years were my main pickle "fix". I love the Hot Garlic Dills and the Habanero Dills. The pickles are whole, crunchy and on the small size, which is great for snacking.

After I moved to New York I continued to order from Keith and Mary Ann and shared them with my co-workers and roommates. I found that most people think you're really weird for importing pickles and then they just want to EAT them all. My co-worker George even made a special trip to Fredricksburg while in Texas visiting family and bought more pickles directly from a shop in town and my roommate Maggie confessed to me that she had been sneaking my habanero dills for her Pickle Martinis and could I please order more for her the next time.

A 32 oz. jar is $6.50 so you can afford to be generous. Order lots and try all the other stuff too, they have pickled okra, carrots and garlic and lots of amazing salsas too!

The last step is embracing your problem

So I can't go a week without a pickle, big deal.

I still did pretty good-I had ONE pickle to celebrate Obama's win and I had one meal of Pickle Pasta-it was late and there was nothing else to eat in the house, but that's ALL I had all week.




Good enough for me, now excuse me, I have some makin' up to do.