Pickle Phacts

Pickles are said to have been produced as far back as 2400 B.C.
Cleopatra ate pickles because she believed they were one of the things that helped her stay beautiful.
The Department of Agriculture estimates that the average American eats 8.5 lbs of pickles a year.
In America, dill pickles are twice as popular as the sweet variety.
November 14th is National Pickle Day.
You can hear the crunch of a good pickle at 10 paces.
Columbus, during the voyage to discover America, discovered pickles. He was known to have rationed pickles to the sailors.
Julius Caesar and other Roman emperors had soldiers eat the crispy preserves because they were thought to provide strength.
Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci was once a ship chandler, supplying merchants and sailors with supplies for their voyages, including preserved meats and vegetables. His nickname, the pickle merchant, likely arose from his former trade.
A “kosher” dill pickle is not necessarily kosher in the sense that it has been prepared in accordance with Jewish dietary law. Rather, it is a pickle made in the traditional manner of Jewish New York City pickle makers, with generous addition of garlic and dill to a natural salt brine.