Re: Re: [GRD] Re: OT Christmas tree

Thanks for explaining.  I have often seen pickle ornaments for sale around
here and wondered. 'why in the world would anyone hang a pickle on their
tree?'  I still don't want one - I hate pickles, except for what we grew up
calling pickle-lily, or pickelilly or something like that. I guess it's sweet
pickle relish.  On the rare occasion I eat a hotdog or brat, I like it.  Other
than that, I don't want them near my food they leak, just like anchovies.   In
these parts you can order a Reuben sandwich, but not a good old corned beef on
rye.  So I order the reuben and tell them to hold the sauce, the sauerkraut,
the cheese, and the pickle.

Kitty

On Fri, 13 Dec 2002 14:25:25 -0600 cathy carpenter <cathyc@rnet.com> wrote:

> I have been looking all over for a pickle
> ornament! Hope I can find it 
> short of  Amana Colonies!
> Cathy
> On Friday, December 13, 2002, at 03:28 AM,
> Melody wrote:
> 
> >  Noreen:  I think the Christmas pickle is a
> German custom--the Amana 
> > Colonies here in Iowa are a sect of German
> immigrants from the 1800's 
> > and it is a custom widely practiced (or at
> least marketed now that the 
> > Amana's are largely a tourist industry)
> there.  We have a little tiny 
> > glass one (about 1" long) that we hide for
> the kids on our tree...they 
> > love the hunt!  And the extra goody they get
> for being the first one to 
> > find it!

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