Today I ate some plain Jane dills from Mt. Olive. Not Kosher dills, just plain, which are not always easy to find. I like these pickles. They are always tasty in a pinch. I know what to expect and surprisingly for $2 a jar they are pretty good! Mt Olive pickles are made in Mt. Olive, North Carolina. For such a non-gourmet pickle they have a pretty nifty website. In the Southeast Mt Olive’s pickle share is approaching 70%, which normally would be a strike against them, but the fact they have little cups of pickles, that look like jello cups and are a fairly consistent dill, I will overlook this success. (Apparently, I don’t believe in the American dream.)
Mt Olive also co-founded the North Carolina Pickle Festival. At the pickle fest, you can obtain free pickles! Who doesn’t love free pickles? Earlier today my family was talking about a vacation in Canada for the summer. I am now thinking I need to talk them into taking a vacation in North Carolina. J
In writing today’s blog entry I googled pickle festivals to see if I could visit a local pickle festival near me. Surprisingly, there are no pickle festivals in Colorado. There are at least five in this country and NONE of them are in Colorado. This is slightly appalling to me, so I got a wild hair and thought I would plan my own pickle festival. I can imagine it would be wildly popular and put Westminster, Colorado on the map! Free pickle samples, pickle candy, pickle rides, pickle paraphernalia….oh the possibilities. Then I remembered, I don’t even like to plan a holiday party each year, so maybe I will wait until someone else brings the pickle party to Colorado!
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ReplyDeleteWhat a great Picklicious post! I'm glad you love Mt. Olive pickles! As the official spokespickle, I think there's nothing better! ;)
ReplyDeleteYou ought to come on down to the pickle festival next year! And check out my facebook when you get a chance!