In Praise of Pickles

Bread and butter pickles. Yum! Good on sandwiches. Good as sides with things like hot dogs. For that matter, good on hamburgers. I suppose that the industrious among us make their own, no doubt deliciously. But in the supermarket it ain't easy to find exceptional bread and butter pickles. Most brands — including organics — taste pretty much the same. Bland. Then there's McCutcheon's. Their bread and butter pickles have both taste and snap. Zesty. Practically perfect. If you're in the DC area there's a good chance you can find McCutcheon's in a local store as their factory is in Frederick, Maryland; probably they distribute to a wider region, I don't know. Otherwise you could order from their website, which is, well, antique. I recommend their bread and butter pickles without reservation but other McCutcheon's products can be uneven. If you order a variety of samples on impulse you're on your own.