August 24th, 2005
pickles
I loves me some pickles. I gots to have my pickles. And I'm part Norwegian. Up in the cold North there they pickle all kinds of food - something to do with preservation. (Don't know why they don't just freeze the shit, stick it outside in the snow.) I love watermelon pickles (pickled watermelon rinds - sounds gross but they're really good), beet pickles, gherkins, dill pickles, sweet pickles (Bread & Butter), just about every kind of pickle you can think of.
And I really love pickles on my sandwiches. But I'm quite anal about this. (I know, me, anal about something? Unheard of. Shut up.)
Dill pickles are good on hot sandwiches. BBQ sandwiches, burgers, this sort of thing. Sweet pickles are good on cold sandwiches. Deli sanwiches, your homemade ham & cheese, etc. But there are two exceptions:
And yes, when I was little, I tried drinking the pickle juice.
And I really love pickles on my sandwiches. But I'm quite anal about this. (I know, me, anal about something? Unheard of. Shut up.)
Dill pickles are good on hot sandwiches. BBQ sandwiches, burgers, this sort of thing. Sweet pickles are good on cold sandwiches. Deli sanwiches, your homemade ham & cheese, etc. But there are two exceptions:
- Subway puts dill pickles on their sandwiches and I wouldn't change a damn thing about that.
- Sweet pickles are better on sloppy joes than dill pickles.
And yes, when I was little, I tried drinking the pickle juice.