Alright, alright, I admit it. I moved a jar of pickles from Chicago to St. Louis with us.
I couldn't stand to leave that poor jar of Wienke's Market Celery Dill Spears languishing in the corner of our apartment fridge, especially because we'd never even opened it (even after a year of having it! Yeah, that's a whole other confession.). So I packed it up with the rest of our crap and moved it into its new St. Louis refrigerator. Luckily for me, I decided to finally open the jar and, lo and behold, the spears were STILL GOOD! Will the wonders of vinegar never cease?
Justin and I took a weekend trip to Door County, Wisconsin in the Fall of '06. Wienke's Market lured us to stop with their wide selection of pumpkins, squashes and crazy gourds and with the promise of homemade treats inside the barn. I got a little overzealous with the gourds and bought two bags full of the odd-shaped, colorful guys for cheeeeap. Luckily, we exercised a bit of restraint with the food inside and made it outta there with only some dried Door County cherries and the infamous jar of pickles (although I begged and begged for some of the sauerkraut, Justin wasn't havin' it).
This family farm became a market in 1982 and they sell their goods year-round and online. In addition to the dried fruits and homemade pickles, they've got jams, jellies, relishes, salsas, fudge, honey, Norwegian lefse, pies and a bunch of other goods to fill you up. Wienke's also has a selection of fruits and vegetables for sale, but they were looking pretty sad when we were there that late in the season. The homemade items are truly where it's at at Wienke's.
So. I held on to those pickles for well over a year, relocated them to another state and then finally devoured them all in about a week. You've got a good thing goin', Wienke's. I'm glad I can get you online! read more