Pickle Basics
Making Pickles
Famous Pickles
Around the World
Fun Facts
100
Most pickles sold in grocery stores start as this green vegetable.
Cucumber
100
Fresh _____ gives pickles their familiar flavor. (Name the herb)
Dill
100
This hamburger chain is known for its slogan "Have It Your Way" and usually includes pickles on its Whopper.
Burger King (BK)
100
This is a popular game that can be played with a racket (and has to do with pickles!)
Pickleball
100
The liquid left in a pickle jar is called this.
Brine
200
This sour liquid is the main ingredient in many pickle brines.
Vinegar
200
After cucumbers are placed in brine, they need this before they're ready to eat.
Time (or waiting, soaking, ETC.)
200
This fictional VeggieTales character is a green pickle and/or cucumber.
Larry
200
Pickles are usually stored in this type of container.
Jar
200
Sweet pickles contain more of this ingredient than dill pickles.
Sugar
300
These small cucumbers are often used to make crunchy dill pickles.
Pickling cucumbers (or gherkins)
300
Home canners often heat sealed jars in one of these to help preserve them safely.
Water bath (or boiling-water canner, boil in pot, ETC.)
300
This fast-food chain is famous for putting two pickle slices on its classic hamburger. (Not chicken sandwich!) ❌
McDonald's
300
This country is home to the world's largest pickle company, Kühne.
Germany
300
Bread-and-butter pickles are usually made with cucumbers and this vegetable.
Onion
400
Pickles usually taste briney because this mineral is added to the juice.
Salt
400
This spice, made from the seeds of a yellow flowering plant, is commonly added to pickle brine.
Mustard seed
400
This pickle mascot appears on jars of Vlasic pickles.
Vlasic Stork
400
This country is famous for tiny pickles called cornichons.
France
400
Kosher dill pickles are flavored with plenty of this ingredient: (not dill)
Garlic
500
This process preserves food by allowing helpful bacteria to produce lactic acid instead of using vinegar.
Fermentation
500
The USDA recommends using this specific type of salt for the most reliable homemade pickles because it contains no anti-caking agents or iodine.
Pickling salt (or canning salt)
500
This North Carolina company has been making pickles since 1926 and is one of the largest pickle brands in America.
Hint: ⛰🫒
Mt. Olive Pickle Company
500
National Pickle Day is celebrated in this month every year. (answer in a month, or exact date!)
November
(Specifically, November 14th)
500
Although they taste sour, pickles belong to the same plant family as melons and this orange vegetable.
Squash