7/4 Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 I should stop in at the Pickle Guys and stock up. There used to be a Hot Pepper shop on Sullvan St. years ago and I got on a kick of buying a lot of different hot sauces. There was one with garlic that was perfect for use on garlic pickles. And a beer. Goes well with Jazz too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Man, I love pickles. I got addicted to them at a very young age when I was growing up in Israel. In America my favorite pickles are the ones from Trader Joe's. I used to not like the Clausens but my opinion has changed over time. When I open up a pickle jar I usually devour about five or six which is probably really bad for me. Oh -- my grandmother pickles cucumbers and serves them as a salad. Probably the best pickles I've ever tasted! Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Those Trader Joe's pickles ain't bad, the kosher ones from Germany (no joke). You're making me regret that I didn't by any the last time I was there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted March 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Is Trader Joe's the new Wal-Mart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Johnson Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Damn. I'm standing alone for Vlasic? Shit, I can't even find those bastards on the left coast. Now eating: a Nalley baby dill. Because this thread made me hungry. Mmmmm, pickles. Go well with Pinot Noir, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert J Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 My mouth is watering just thinking about this (and to think I almost posted in the Scarlett J thread!) Strub's Pickles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert J Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Page 3 baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris olivarez Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 I've been pickled before but different circumstances. Seriously though I love garlic pickles and bread and butter pickles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Johnson Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 I could also go for some of these: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 I've been pickled before Now this I want to hear. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 I was big on sour pickles as a kid (no sugar, no dill, just vinegar) but I only eat the sweet ones now, and it's Vlasic all the way for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Is Trader Joe's the new Wal-Mart? Them's fightin' words, bub! Trader Joes is one of the best grocery store chains on the planet, and I miss 'em something fierce down here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JSngry Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Vlassic or Claussen usually do the trick for me, but my grandmother used to make her own bread-and-butters that were to die for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Damn. I'm standing alone for Vlasic? Shit, I can't even find those bastards on the left coast. It used to be hard to find them here in Eugene Oregon. For a time Fred Meyer (now owned by Krogers) was the only store to stock them but now Albertson's does too, and maybe even Safeway. Talk it over with your grocer. Seriously, those guys who stock shelves can make good pickle things happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Adam Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Hey, in today's naive question, what defines a "bread and butter" pickle? Why are they called that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted March 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Is Trader Joe's the new Wal-Mart? Them's fightin' words, bub! Trader Joes is one of the best grocery store chains on the planet, and I miss 'em something fierce down here... I've never been to one (I think the nearest one is in the Detroit area, but I could be wrong)... I just keep hearing about them and how great they are and it makes me think that they'll soon take over the world, like Sam's Club or something, and drive all the local guys out of business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Hey, in today's naive question, what defines a "bread and butter" pickle? Why are they called that? It's a very sweet, almost candied, pickle that's cut into farily thick slices. Called that, I'm told, because the old folks used to make sandwiches out of them using, you guessed it, bread and butter. Sounds gross to me, but so does buttermilk, and the old folks loved that too. But the pickles by themselves are delightful in small doses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeCity Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Is Trader Joe's the new Wal-Mart? Them's fightin' words, bub! Trader Joes is one of the best grocery store chains on the planet, and I miss 'em something fierce down here... I've never been to one (I think the nearest one is in the Detroit area, but I could be wrong)... I just keep hearing about them and how great they are and it makes me think that they'll soon take over the world, like Sam's Club or something, and drive all the local guys out of business. A new Trader Joe's just opened here in Albuturkey, but I haven't been yet (there's been one open in Santa Fe for a couple of years). We always stock up on the nototrious "Two Buck Chuck"; Charles Stewart, a drinkable California wine for two bucks a bottle ($2 in CA, $3 here in NM). Need to check out the pickle aisle, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 29, 2006 Report Share Posted March 29, 2006 Is Trader Joe's the new Wal-Mart? Them's fightin' words, bub! Trader Joes is one of the best grocery store chains on the planet, and I miss 'em something fierce down here... West Coast represent! Trader Joe's is a great grocery store. Nothing like Walmart, Sam's Club or Costco. More like Whole Foods or PCC, if you have them. Great, healthy stuff. Unbelievably cheap. It's not the best place to go for produce, but is for olive oil, specialty cookies, walnuts, tofurky, wine. Great stuff. My favorite sandwich invention of 2005 is the PB& dried bing cherries from Trader Joes. Yum. Oh yeah, and pickles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 (edited) Is Trader Joe's the new Wal-Mart? Them's fightin' words, bub! Trader Joes is one of the best grocery store chains on the planet, and I miss 'em something fierce down here... I've never been to one (I think the nearest one is in the Detroit area, but I could be wrong)... I just keep hearing about them and how great they are and it makes me think that they'll soon take over the world, like Sam's Club or something, and drive all the local guys out of business. Trader Joe's will never drive other stores out because they carry far fewer items than big grocery stores, including Whole Foods. It's more like a bargain "gourmet" store. It's pretty much guaranteed that you won't find everything you want or need at Trader Joe's, so you definitely have to supplement by going to other places. They have great deals on what they do carry, though. I rely on them for nice prices on certain staples, but they don't have very good produce, for instance. Edited March 31, 2006 by Kalo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wheel Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Man, I love pickles. I got addicted to them at a very young age when I was growing up in Israel. In America my favorite pickles are the ones from Trader Joe's. I used to not like the Clausens but my opinion has changed over time. When I open up a pickle jar I usually devour about five or six which is probably really bad for me. Oh -- my grandmother pickles cucumbers and serves them as a salad. Probably the best pickles I've ever tasted! Guy I had trouble getting used to the idea of putting pickles on a falafel or other Middle Eastern-type sandwich. It doesn't seem right to me, for some reason, yet I was told that's the most authentic way to do it. The Falafel Palace in Cambridge's Central Square was the first time I had the combination, sometime last year. How about non-cucumber pickles? My grandfather used to pickle unripe tomatoes, and one of my father's friends used to do habanero peppers, or something like that. I've done a couple of kimchi experiments - the first batch came out pretty good, the second, not so much (but the carbon dioxide buildup in the jar did lead to hilarious results when I opened the thing). I'm sure I wasn't doing it the authentic Korean way, though...aren't you supposed to bury the jar in the ground or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Wheel Posted March 30, 2006 Report Share Posted March 30, 2006 Is Trader Joe's the new Wal-Mart? Them's fightin' words, bub! Trader Joes is one of the best grocery store chains on the planet, and I miss 'em something fierce down here... I've never been to one (I think the nearest one is in the Detroit area, but I could be wrong)... I just keep hearing about them and how great they are and it makes me think that they'll soon take over the world, like Sam's Club or something, and drive all the local guys out of business. A new Trader Joe's just opened here in Albuturkey, but I haven't been yet (there's been one open in Santa Fe for a couple of years). We always stock up on the nototrious "Two Buck Chuck"; Charles Stewart, a drinkable California wine for two bucks a bottle ($2 in CA, $3 here in NM). Need to check out the pickle aisle, I guess. Actually, it's Charles Shaw, not Stewart. I miss having a Trader Joe's a 10 minute walk away. I almost never bought the gourmet prepared stuff, but as has been noted, they can't be beat on staples like bread, milk, and eggs. They are also my favorite place to buy beer and wine. Many of the wines are roughly 25% cheaper than you would find in a liquor store - the delicious Lolonis organic fume blanc is like $11 at TJ's versus $15 at most other places. And the store's beer buyers seem to have some a knack for getting great deals, though the selection is limited. Definitely the only place in Boston where you could get a 6-pack of the Anchor Liberty Ale for $6.99, and local microbrews sometimes for under $5.50. Maybe I'll make a run to one of the SF stores this weekend...too bad they're so much further away now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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