Joe H Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 I've eaten a lot of pickles. From Guss' in Manhattan to Schwartz in Montreal to the former best sour pickles that I've had at a stand in the Viktualienmarkt in Munich I believe I have now found the equal of any: No1Sons who sell at various farmers markets in the area. https://www.facebook.com/NumberOneSons I bought three different kinds today with the full sour my favorites. They are not cheap: $5.00+ for a fourteen ounce container but worth every penny. Garlic pickles were even more expensive @$5.00 for eight ounces but also worth it. Still, their full sours! Great kraut, too with juniper berries and caraway seed. And I've eaten a lot of sauerkraut-all over Germany. Worth going out of your way for if you like pickles. It's almost embarassing to spend more than $20.00 for pickles at a farm market. It's more embarassing that four hours later they are all gone! http://number1sons.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lperry Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Mr. lperry is the pickle lover in this house, and he has been buying from them at the Four Mile Run market on Sundays. The asparagus was fantastic. (Full disclosure: I am not affiliated with either the pickle makers or Four Mile Run market, but I really like them and want them to succeed.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnb Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Two weeks ago, in my small hometown in southern Indiana, I found Guss' pickles in the local Wal-mart. Regular dills, spears, half-sours, and so on. Yes, they were genuine.* I'm not sure what to make of this fact, but I'm putting it out there. *well, packed by United Pickle Packers in New Jersey, under license from Guss, but then nobody really expected Guss to supply Wal-mart from Essex Street I don't suppose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hersch Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 I'm now two seasons into making fermented pickles at home, thanks to Zora,'s encouragement, and I have to say that the best cucumber pickles I've ever had are the ones I've made this month. Yay Zora! Yay me! I wish I'd known thirty or forty years ago how easy it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captcourt Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Sadly (for those of us who grew up on the LES), Guss has moved their operation to Brooklyn. We visited sometime last year, and it is definitely more geared towards distribution, rather than retail, but they were quite happy to see me come in to their barrel-lined stark white outer area buy a few quarts. If I could recreate their garlic sours, I'd be in heaven, so I'm looking forward to trying No1Sons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoramargolis Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 I'm now two seasons into making fermented pickles at home, thanks to Zora,'s encouragement, and I have to say that the best cucumber pickles I've ever had are the ones I've made this month. Yay Zora! Yay me! I wish I'd known thirty or forty years ago how easy it was. Good work, Hersch! I hereby declare you an honorary Jew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hersch Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Good work, Hersch! I hereby declare you an honorary Jew. Thanks. I guess that's the cue for me to kvell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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