Wickles....and more Wickles

14 years ago

The young guy at our market told me he slices pickling cucumbers and puts them in the Wickles juice (after he has eaten all the wickle pickles:). Unable to find pickling cucs this time of year, I bought some small Persian cucumbers at Trader Joe's, scrubbed them well, sliced them, and put them in 3 jars of Wickles juice I have saved. I just tasted them after 3 days --Delicious & crunchy!! He said to let them sit for 10 days, turning the jars over every day. I can't wait until they are done! This makes the Wickles affordable, as they are $5.99 jar here.

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pkramer60
14 years ago
Rivergirl, if you have a Big Lots store near you, check if they have them. Ours in Chicago does.
cloudy_christine
14 years ago
Never heard of them. How are they different from other pickles?
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Never heard of them before. Are they a regional thing? I'm so bad with names, I can never remember anything if I don't write it down, but anyway, one of the big national brands had a "sweet & hot" or maybe it was "sweet & spicey" pickle that I bought a few times that was great. I loved that "bite" of the hot pepper with the sweet pickle but I haven't been able to find them for a long time. It must have been a short term thing they were doing or maybe not everyone liked them as much as I did and they stopped making them! Since this "wickles" brand isn't available here (and what a great name that is lol!!) does anyone know of a bigger brand that makes a sweet pickle with a hot or spicey bite to it? Maybe I'll try making my own! I'm planting cukes for the first time this year and I chose a pickling type because I want to start canning as well and decided that along with jam, making pickles would be a good entry to the canning world. Thanks! Lisa
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magothyrivergirl
Original Author
14 years ago
They are a combination of sweet and spicy sorta...described as wickedly delicious! I think chase (I could be very wrong) initially talked about Wickles. My independent grocer/ market now carries the complete line of Wickles products.

I think there is a Big Lots located outside of my general area, I'll have to check - thanks!
kathleenca
14 years ago
Von's in southern California carries Wickles. I love them, but DH doesn't so I get to eat every one.

I'm going to try yor homemade Persian cucumbers, rivergirl. Thanks for the idea!
lindac
14 years ago
I am Wickle-less!!! Wonder if they are similar to Famous Dave's....which I love!!
Linda C
caflowerluver
14 years ago
Wickles are quite spicy, at least to me. I love them on my hamburger. No one else likes them but me so I get to eat them all. I see them at all the stores here, Big Lots, Cost Plus, Safeway. Here is their website. You can even buy them in a 64oz. jar!
Clare

Here is a link that might be useful: Wickles
arkansas girl
14 years ago
I have never heard of Wickles! I love pickles so I'll have to check out Big Lots!
sally2_gw
14 years ago
I've never heard of Wickles, either, but from the sound of them, I don't think I'd like them cause I don't like sweet pickles. Spicy is fine, but not sweet. DH, on the other hand, would probably love them.

Sally
lkgrace345
14 years ago
I hate to see that wickedly delicious juice go to waste once we've finished a jar of the pickles. I've started adding a can of drained baby corn that I find in the oriental section of the grocery. Since they're so thick, I generally let the filled jar sit for about a month before eating and they're delicious. In fact, DH and I munched a few with our pizza last night.

I'm glad to hear that Wickles are popular in other parts of the country. They're produced by a family in Alabama using an old family recipe.
jessicavanderhoff
14 years ago
Those wrinkly middle eastern cucumbers are so underrated! I grew some last year or the year before, and they were indestructible and so prolific. A few cucumbers were hidden and got to the size of baseball bats. They were still tasty! No bitter skin and the flesh was still really crunchy. Thanks for the reminder about re-using pickle brine. I hadn't even thought to put in things besides cukes, but that sounds like a great way to keep from throwing out vegetable ends.
magothyrivergirl
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14 years ago
My mother used to put all sorts of small pieces of fresh veggies - carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, green beans, etc into a jar of hot peppers. It sat in the frig and it was always a treasure of brined hots!

I also put some cheapie banana pepper rings in the brine from the Wicked Pepper strips. I haven't tasted them yet.

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