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Closet Pickle Juice Fans Rejoice
I admit it, I’ve been tempted by the juice left in the pickle jar. It’s briny, salty goodness, so why not? I’m not the only one either—other people admit to using pickle juice to perk up egg salad and canned tuna. But if cheese is milk’s leap to immortality, the Pickle Sickle is the one good shot the lowly pickle brine has at making it big.
Hailing from Texas, the Pickle Sickle is the brainchild of a roller-skating rink owner, who started freezing the leftover pickle brine and selling it at the rink. When he found he was selling 200 to 300 pickle pops every Friday and Saturday night, he knew he was on to something. Now, according to an article in the Washington Post, he sells “about 20,000 a month, mostly through the Internet.” The frozen pops, which come in original and jalapeño, are even being sold in schools as an alternative to sugary Popsicles, and may be useful for diabetics trying to manage insulin spikes.
This summer, the hottest ticket at the ice cream stand—most certainly the saltiest—just might be the Pickle Sickle.
Posted by | Monday, March 17, 2008 at 4:18pm | 7 comments
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I"m a pickle addict. Can't wait to try these.
Texas girl here...when I was little (I'm 41 now.) and had to go to day care during the summer, the school would take us to the pool every Wednesday and I always wanted a pickle juice sno-cone. Oh man, my mouth is watering.
I saw a piece about this yesterday on CNN! Unfortunately all the 'guinea pigs' that tried them turned their noses up at the taste:( As far as health goes - of course we need to be de-addicted from all the sugar we consume but I'm not sure whether such a high hit of sodium is much good for the blood pressure!
As far as the taste goes; I don't know whether they will be on sale in Europe so I may never get the pleasure:)
The manufacturers did stress that these were NOT made out of the liquid in the jar but from the actual juice of pressed pickles.
We were shocked by the video on CNN as well. This company is a hit because kids around the country love them. Just baffled by it. You look at the comments coming in from around the world and it just doesn't add up. Oh well at least the Food Network thought we were onto something. They called us up to be on the Unwrapped show. Keep an eye out on us this August or September.
We are now offering them for sale internationally.
we used to eat frozen pickle juice in North Carolina 20 years ago. our school cafeteria made pickle sickles. of course, in Eastern North Carolina salty vinegary flavors are appreciated anyway -- I doubt Texans can lay exclusive claim to inventing this.
I will be ordering some! I admit it, I love pickle juice. My body craves salt because of my Addison's Disease, but I loved salt even before contacting that.