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Remember the old fashioned dill or sour pickles that were sold one at a time from a barrel ? Dill or sour pickles just do not seem the same anymore. Another favorite was the half sour pickles sold at a deli. They do not seem the same

either, if you can even find them.

Well, being a pickle lover ( and all my children are too) , Claussen spears or halves are our present favorites. They are always kept in the supermarket refrigerator case.

Recently, we tried a little experiment after finishing a jar of Claussen spears. I sliced a small unpeeled,pickling cucumber into

1/4 inch disks and put them in the Claussen pickle juice. After a couple of days in the refrigerator, I tasted one. I thought that it tasted like the deli half sour

pickles. Without telling my son and my daughter my discovery, I had them taste them. They both immediately said "these taste like the half sour deli pickles". I'm thinking,"but this is dill pickle juice".

No matter, we have found a way to enjoy the taste of half sour pickles again. In fact,

I now have a jar with three more little sliced cucumbers in Claussen pickle juice.

If you are a fan of half sours, you may like these.

[rms1954]

I've done that.  You can make your own pickles using pickling spices.

[Sweetbay magnolia]

I loved those barrel dill pickles.  Yum.

I enjoy Wegmans hamburger dill chips, now.  Eat them right out of the jar with a fork and always have a spare jar on hand.  Before that I was a big fan of Food Lion dill chips (great price!) but sadly they closed in my town.

I've often thought about using that brine again.  I'll try it!

[Kachina624]

I like to put canned sliced beets in sweet pickle juice. 

[cookinfreak]

When I was little and would go grocery shopping with my mom, they had a barrel of pickles and she always bought me one. She always told her friends that I never begged for candy, but would beg for a pickle. I still love pickles and buy them in the gallon jars when I can.

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[Carolina925]

Never heard of half sour pickles but Claussen's is my favorite dill pickle. I go through periods where I crave pickles and have even had them for breakfast before. Mt Olive makes a good dill pickle that seems to be a bit fresh, both in taste and crispness, called Simply Pickles. Mt Olive is from NC so don't know if it's available everywhere.

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@cookinfreak wrote:

When I was little and would go grocery shopping with my mom, they had a barrel of pickles and she always bought me one. She always told her friends that I never begged for candy, but would beg for a pickle. I still love pickles and buy them in the gallon jars when I can.

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@cookinfreak 

I was the same way. Our barrel had pickles and green tomatoes. I would get the pickle and take one of the tomatoes home for later.

[Sooner]

Wow!  I am old and I never saw a pickle barrel.  I have seen bulk dried beans in little country stores, but never a pickle barrel!

Not a huge pickle fan, but loved your stories!  My favorites are bread and butter pickles or Dave's Famous Spicy ones. 

[DiAnne]

Marinade chicken in the pickle brine left. 

[Carolina925]

@DiAnne , that's interesting. I've heard...and totally not sure it's true...that Chick Fil A brines their chicken in pickle juice. Guess I should find ways to use all that leftover pickle juice since I eat so many. Thanks for your comment!