Sclemeel, schlemazel, hasenfeffer incorporated!  Today I reviewed Milwaukee Midget Dill Pickles.  These pickles tout themselves as Wisconsin’s Hometown Favorite.  Now, I will be the first to admit I stink at geography, but last time I checked Wisconsin wasn’t a town, it is a state.  The pickles are little itty bitty dills that have a decent taste.  I think Alberto found them at Walmart.  They are fine for a Walmart pickle.  Good dill taste, but they aren’t spicy or sour.  They are just meh.  I also am not a fan of a pickle that is SMALLER than the baby dill.  Why do you want a pickle that small?  Even my five year old would eat three to get his pickle fix!!

In addition to not having much to say about the pickle, there isn’t a lot to say about the brand.  When I Googled the brand, there was nothing there.  I found a few message boards asking where people could buy them, who makes them, etc.  No official website.  Weird in the year 2010.  So I went over the label with a fine tooth comb and after pulling out a magnifying glass I found that they are part of Vlasic in Pennsylvania, which is part of Pinnacle Foods Corp in New Jersey.  What!?  I thought these were Wisconsin’s hometown favorite. J  I actually had formulated a whole story that, the beer plant where Laverne and Shirley worked, had a pickle division where Lenny and Squiggy worked.  It was the spin off that never got picked up.  Instead of putting a glove on the jar, it was a hat that the boys whimsically waved goodbye to during the opening credits.  I was very disappointed.  Then I realized that maybe the reason the pickles aren’t out of Wisconsin was because this show was never picked up.  They had to sell out to another pickle company.  There was no product placement.  At this point if you are wondering if I am a little crazy, the answer might be yes.  More likely I am just a woman in her mid thirties who is nostalgic for a time where TV was simpler.  Or maybe, even more likely, I shouldn’t wait to write so late at night, because my mind wanders a little too much!  For all of you who might be feeling a little nostalgic too, here is the Laverne and Shirley theme song: