I can recall seeing pickles in barrels. They were outrageously good.
Alas, those days seem to be gone because the only pickles I ever see now are in grocery store jars and none of them are Old Kosher Dills.
Are there still some of those old terrific pickles out there somewhere? If so, how about a few recommendations.

Bob,you might check out Germandeli.com. I have bought a lot of German food from them. They ship right away in blue ice packed styrofoam coolers + I have yet to be displeased with them for any reason. Also a great site to just visit. I get my grandkids their advent calendars there every year,the real mccoy from Germany.They are located just outside of Dallas.

Thanks.
I will be heading to Dallas next Saturday.
Ill check them out but their web site says all their pickles are out of stock.

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Originally posted by Bob Nisbet:
I can recall seeing pickles in barrels. They were outrageously good.
Alas, those days seem to be gone because the only pickles I ever see now are in grocery store jars and none of them are Old Kosher Dills.
Are there still some of those old terrific pickles out there somewhere? If so, how about a few recommendations.

You might make a barrel at home. We did that once, my wife liked them (I'm more of a sweet pickle person).

I know they are not the same, but Clausen dill pickles aren't bad.

Clausen does make a good pickle.Not bad sauerkraut either,but I like my mothers better.

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Originally posted by Bob Nisbet:
I can recall seeing pickles in barrels. They were outrageously good.
Alas, those days seem to be gone because the only pickles I ever see now are in grocery store jars and none of them are Old Kosher Dills.
Are there still some of those old terrific pickles out there somewhere? If so, how about a few recommendations.

Before MCTD precluded my eating pickles, I located a Brooklyn, New York, business whose Kosher pickle selection was as close to the pickles we used to get at the delicatessen when I was a child. Their pickles are not excessively salty as are, for instance, Claussen's. And they accept mail order and online orders. Here is their web site Ba-Tampte Pickles

Hope this solves your problem.

I'm pretty happy with the basic Mount Olives, but I am not the enthusiast you gentlemen obviously are.

I remember as a kid,the little grocery store down the lane had a barrel of nickel pickles.That was where I would spend my nickel. I can still taste them.

If you want good dill pickles there is but one thing to do. MAKE THEM YOURSELF. Canned 55 quarts of garlic/ dills this Summer, plus 6 dill pickled green tomatoes.

The best brand of kosher dills (with garlic) Old Milwaukee Brand, in most groceries.

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Originally posted by Ellis Prairie:
If you want good dill pickles there is but one thing to do. MAKE THEM YOURSELF. Canned 55 quarts of garlic/ dills this Summer, plus 6 dill pickled green tomatoes.

FWIW,Germandeli.com has gone out of business. what a shame. They had superior product,great customer service,good prices,+fast shipping. Who knows?I need to find another souse of 'Mon Cheri' brandy filled chocolate cherries from Germany that my aged mother loves + Christmas is almost here.I'd take any suggestions.

For those cherries, I've seen them at Aldi's as a "seasonal item"

I'm not familiar with Aldi's. Do they have a web site?

Bob,have you discovered the holy grail of pickles yet?

Thanks Allen,I pulled them up on google + there is a store about 20 some miles from here.In Texas that's nothing.

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Originally posted by NormanConquest:
Thanks Allen,I pulled them up on google + there is a store about 20 some miles from here.In Texas that's nothing.

Aldi's is kinda weird, take your own bag and don't expect a lot of name brands, but their house brands tend to be good quality.

I hope you found your grail.If not,I would be happy to send you a bottle from down here.