BEST.DAY.EVER.

It was the BEST DAY EVER....

...and it was all a blur.

I just don't know how to tell you about my Pickle Fest experience. I can either give you a breakdown of all the small things I did that day OR I can just tell you that it was the closest I've ever gotten to Pickle Heaven...to be SURROUNDED by cases and stacks and vats of McClure's Pickles. The smell alone was enough to put me over the top. Pickle ecstasy.


My duty that morning was to prepare samples for the tables with a constant line of people waiting for a taste. I lined up cups on a tray and plopped a dollop of relish and a spoon in each one. There are 2 types of relish, just like the pickles: Spicy and Garlic Dill. In addition to the relish and pickles, we also served "shots" of tomato juice mixed with the spicy brine and as time went on, I slowly achieved a zen-like mastery to pouring the samples. Ok, not really, I just decided to drink all the un-uniform ones or the ones I spilled.



At some point The Apple Sisters showed up and crammed pickles in their mouths and sang. I've gotta go see one of their shows SOON.


The day went by so quickly, I barely had time to say anything other than "hello, nice to meet you" to everyone I worked with. I also missed out on all the other stuff going on that day, like pickles on a stick and a pickle ice cream demonstration but I just didn't care. I was working at the best tent in the joint. I can't thank everyone enough for allowing me to be part of such a hot, spicy, pickle-y day! Thanks to Bob, Joe, Ani, Adam, Matt and Jonathan.

Also, I want to thank Charles, Xan, Molly, Anna, Mary and Matt for coming. And a big thank you to George for NOT coming and embarrassing me in front of the McClure's! Thanks again to everyone at McClure's--look at that pickle GLOW I have!!! If only every day were Pickle Day!!!