Tracy Saelinger From Every Day with Rachael Ray August 2007

Top of the Brine - Best Gherkin Pickles More Big Bites All Shook Up And the Weiner Is... Bowled Over Cocoa Nuts Cold Play Culture Club Dinner Rolls Hitting the Sauce Hot Potatoes In the Chips Jam Session Just Add Chips Liquid Assets Master Blends Pop Art Pop Stars Sausage Fest Screaming Good Secrets & Pies Shake Your Bonbon Smooth Operators Take a Dip Thanksgiving in a Box The Thick of It The Upper Crust Top of the Brine Winner's Circle View All Big Bites We popped open dozens of jars to find the best pickles on the shelf. Best Dill Pickles » Best Sour Pickles » Best Bread and Butter Pickles » Best Hot Pickles » Back to Pickles « BEST GHERKIN PICKLES Heinz Sweet Midget Gherkins Gherkins — made from immature cucumbers grown especially for pickling — are often too sweet or too soggy, but Heinz's were just right: "tangy, not too sugary" with an "excellent crunch." They've certainly stood the test of time: Heinz started making them in 1871. ($2.40 for 8 ounces, at grocery stores).

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