Oh how the busyness of life makes us put the non-essentials on the back shelf for a while. I am excited today to take a few moments to myself, upload a few photos, tap tap on the keyboard, and post my most recent LOL photo.
My oldest one-of-three played her last regular season soccer tournament for the fall this weekend. In between games we stopped at a convenience store in, really, the middle of no where - one of those old convenience stores. We were picking up some drinks and I was looking for something chocolate covered when I stumbled upon the items features in today's LOL photo - Pickle-In-A-Pouch! There among the chips, the beef jerky, the fountain drinks, the candy bars was a large dill pickle sitting in its own juice inside of a heavy duty plastic bag. Now, being from the south, I've seen large dill pickles sold individually; they are quite popular here. Usually, though, they are taken from a giant pickle jar or even served deep fried - not served individually in a pouch! My trusty pocket cam (AKA iPhone) came out of my pocket and I had to snap a few shots.
After making it back home, I was intrigued enough about my find to do a little research on the Von Holten product. I was stunned to find out that not only have they been serving these pickles in pouches since 1939 but that they also come in twelve different flavors! I only saw two varieties, but apparently they range from the Hearty Dill to Little Pepe'. Each plastic pouch is not only filled with a giant dill pickle swimming in pickle juice, but many are decorated with a wide array of pickle characters!
For a mere $1.49, pickle lovers can enjoy a treat that has been satisfying the pickle-cravings of oodles of others for over 70 years. I must say, I passed on the opportunity, but after reading some of the testimonials on the web site, maybe I shouldn't have! Hmmm...maybe if they came up with a chocolate covered version? Ok, maybe not.
