Happy Pickle Day! Today we celebrate those juicy little bites of deliciousness. As much as I LOVE a dill, I can’t stand sweet pickles. I think it may be mental. I taste a sweet pickle, but still think it should be a dill, thus it tastes terrible.
Check out the origin of the word plus why an old German tradition has people playing “hide the pickle” on their Christmas tree plus deals and more! It’s a PICKLEPALOOZA! We’ve also been known to celebrate pickles at the Michigan Renaissance Festival
Origin of the word “pickle”
As explained by Checkiday.com, the word “pickle” comes from the Dutch word “pekel,” which means brine. The word typically refers to a pickled cucumber. However, just about any fruit or vegetable can be pickled… plus pickled pigs’ feet: #Nothanks
Big thanks to Kimmie and Murray for emailing me to make sure that I didn’t let this “Reason to Celebrate You May Be Unaware Of” pass us by! Also, here’s my most embarrassing picture with these tasty brined cucumbers… I fell victim to the Pickleman.

Pickles! Get your Pickles here! A note from Doni: “TO BE CLEAR… I knew this was a bad idea for a picture.”
Yesterday was Tongue Twister Day. With “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,” this is a natural segue into today’s holiday. Well done, Universe.