Pickle Memories

It funny how nosotros associate for sure things inwards life amongst for sure areas of our life. 
As a kid I LOVED pickles - LOVED THEM - And correct from the acquire go. 
But equally a kid amongst diabetes, pickles were a costless nutrient - And I equated pickles amongst beingness normal as well as the liberty to acquire all ape crazy when it came to eating them.
Also: I'm a chip of an oddball adult as well as was to a greater extent than frequently than non probable an oddball kid - But diabetes had zero to create amongst that ;)   
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Latest farmers marketplace position pickle purchases -
Pickled jalapenos as well as dill chipotle pickles & onions
I was little, possibly 4 or v as well as I was sitting on the flooring watching reruns of Batman amongst my older blood brother Johnny amongst a plate total of dill pickles at my disposal. I sat at that spot munching as well as crunching as well as sounding out the words POW and POP equally they appeared on the screen, 1 of the rare times I didn't jump upwards as well as brand pretend to POW & POP, all superhero style. 
And when my mom as well as I made those rare (but non equally rare equally yous powerfulness think,) visits to McDonald's equally a child, I ever asked for extra pickles on my cheeseburger - ALWAYS - And I got them. 
Meals at whatever diner meant me cry for for the pickles on my parents plates - And most of the fourth dimension they'd laissez passer on them to me - Or split upwards them amongst me. 

And if the pickle wasn’t crunchy - I had no purpose for it.

When I was diagnosed amongst diabetes, pickles took on a whole novel meaning. 
I distinctly cry upwards the feeling of extreme relief when I learned inwards 3rd bird that fifty-fifty though I had diabetes, pickles were indeed a costless food. 
The ADA Diabetes Diet Exchange poster was tacked upwards correct behind my spot at the dinner tabular array & when I learned that my pickles were costless food, I drew stars as well as exclamation points all or then the give-and-take PICKLES.
Pickles (along amongst raw carrots, sweetness peppers as well as cucumbers of course. (and saccharide costless JELLO, mustard as well as ketchup) didn’t demand to hold upwards counted, measured or weighted - Pickles were mine for the taking as well as I took them! 
AND AS shortly equally mortal would nation pickles I'd straight off nation FREE FOOD! And fifty-fifty to this day, I yet nation that without fifty-fifty thinking!
Sometimes equally a kid I'd consume then many pickles my tum would wound as well as my mom would set the kebash on my pickle intake for a while.
But kudos to my mom for agreement that pickles = some weird normalcy inwards my diabetes world. So nosotros ever had a jounce of pickles or ii inwards the fridge. 
The summertime earlier I entered eighth bird my parents as well as I took a trip to Canada to see my Uncle Roy, my mother’s older brother. We ended upwards going to a BBQ at my uncle’s friends - I can’t cry upwards their names, merely I create cry upwards that the married adult woman made amazing babe to medium sized dill pickles from scratch as well as she sent me amongst a big jounce filled amongst her homemade pickles. And that pickle filled jounce made thirteen lx minutes auto ride dorsum to NJ - And all inwards 1 piece. 
The next Christmas when nosotros went dorsum to my Uncle's to celebrate the holiday. And when nosotros arrived at that spot were iii giant jars of homemade pickles amongst my cite on them inwards the fridge, courtesy of the overnice Canadian pickle lady. 
Over the years my palate matured as well as I developed an affinity for little french cornichons and pickled hot peppers as well as onions - Even pickled spicy carrots - which I didn’t think I’d like, merely I totally did.
10 years agone when I started gardening inwards earnest as well as began growing cucumbers (along amongst tomatoes, hot peppers as well as squash) I developed whole novel honour for pickle manufacturers.
Pickles are cucumbers - everybody know that. And cucumbers grow then damn fast that inwards 1 twenty-four lx minutes menstruation yous tin acquire from a babe dill sized cucumber/future pickle to a medium. 

Yep ,the selection fourth dimension window of chance for a item pickle is express as well as the fine art of pickles was to a greater extent than complex than it seemed - Sort of similar diabetes - which is in all probability some other subconscious argue I associate pickles amongst diabetes.

How nigh yous - What's your bargain amongst pickles? Do yous similar them? Do yous loathe them? 
Do yous associate them equally beingness a costless nutrient when it comes to life amongst D?

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