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Mt. Olive pickles


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We recently drove down to the North Carolina coast and took an unsuccessful shortcut from I-95 to I-40. The one nice thing about the routing was that we drove through a couple of legendary barbecue towns (Goldsboro and Wilson, not that we stopped). And at one point we passed through a place called Mt. Olive, where the signage claimed the town is the pickle capital of the world. I made a mental note and then, as with many of my mental notes, I forgot all about it.

A couple of days later I was at the Food Lion getting some food supplies and a section of one aisle caught my eye: there was a whole block of shelf space devoted to the product line of the Mt. Olive pickle company.

I bought a jar of kosher baby dills. Later, I ate a couple. I must say, they were probably the best shelf-stable pickles I've had. Very crunchy with a nice balance of salt, vinegar and seasonings. Certainly much better than the major supermarket brands. I'd have to do a more rigorous tasting against B&G -- my previous favorite brand -- to be sure.

The location of Mt. Olive's facility, by the way, is the corner of Cucumber and Vine. The company's website: http://www.mtolivepickles.com

Steven A. Shaw aka "Fat Guy"
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Since I'm from NC, I often buy Mt. Olive products as I like supporting a local business. There used to also be a pickle factory in Faison which is right by Mt. Olive. In Faison they made Cates pickles. I think Mt. Olive pickles are delish! Last year I attended the Pickle Festival at Mt. Olive and it was a blast!

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I work in a restaurant that used Mt. Olive pickles and peppers. They were awesome. Then Mt. Olive had that whole child labor law issue thing, and our eatery joined the boycott...

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