Talk:Pickled cucumber

Thomas Jeffreson

The last line ("Pickles were invented in 1765 by Thomas Jeffreson, who made a batter of eggs and horseradish, and deepfried carrots in it.") seems a little suspicious, given that earlier in the article it mentions pickles date back thousands of years. Is this a specific kind of pickle? --24.148.136.192 01:07, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I took it out. — Pekinensis 04:03, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Pickled snakes?

Trust me, snakes are never pickled for their meat. These "pickled snakes" are prepared to have the snakes' venom dissolved in the rice wine. The drinker takes the rice wine. Snake venom is protein-based which does not dissolve in water and alcohol well. But people do believe in its medical effects. The logic behind it is similar to herb vinegars. -- Toytoy 10:56, Mar 28, 2005 (UTC)

Good Eats

I saw an episode of "Good Eats" on pickles which mentioned every fact in this article. Which borrowed from which?

types of pickles

I came here hoping to find information on the various types of pickles, i.e. what makes "Dill pickles, gherkin, bread and butter, kosher dill, sour dills (in original brine), polski ogorki, baby dills, deli pickles, sandwich pickles, relish, pickle cocktail, garlic pickles, polish pickles..." different from one another. Another, and a little more info about different countries' different pickles. Also, ther eis no mention of pickled ginger which is a common side with sushi. Maybe someone can add this? --Mista-X 8 July 2005 05:02 (UTC)

I added some information on various types of pickles but does anyone know what 'polski ogorki' pickles are? Bluelion 02:50, 19 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

'Polski Ogórki' means 'Polish cucumbers' - literally. I've been living in Lower Silesia in Poland for some 4 years now and I can tell you that around here that expression is meaningless. There are basically 3 varieties of preserved cucmbers; half-salty (preserved in brine with garlic for a couple of weeks), sour (these are the half-salty well after a couple of weeks: canned after brining), and finally those preserved in vinegar. The expression 'Polski ogórki' encompasses at least these three types of pickles.

That's good to know. I suspected that the explaination of 'Polski ogórki' might be something simple like that.Bluelion 17:52, 19 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

WWII US pickle percentage

"During World War II, forty percent of the pickles produced in the US went to the armed forces."

Does anyone know the percentage of the population involved in the war? That can change around what this means quite a bit.

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