You’ll be pickled—or is that tickled?—pink with Rick’s Picks pickle portfolio. Pickled red peppers are only the beginning. WHAT IT IS: Artisan-crafted pickled vegetables. WHY IT’S DIFFERENT: Pickles—meaning pickled cucumbers—and other vegetables are transformed by gourmet brines to a higher plane. WHY WE LOVE IT: Incredibly flavorful, almost no calories, no fat, and you can re-use the brine in everything from martinis to popsicles. WHERE TO BUY IT: RicksPicksNYC.com.

Rick’s Picks Pickled Vegetables: Peter Piper Picks Rick’s Page 4: Pickle Club ~ A Great Gift This is Page 4 of a four-page review. Click on the black links below to visit other pages. INDEX OF REVIEW Page 1: Capsule Report Page 1: Introduction Page 1: What Is A Gourmet Pickle? Page 2: Pickle Varieties Page 2: Pickled Vegetables Page 3: Using The Pickle Brine Page 4: Pickle Club & More Page 4: Smokra Deviled Eggs Recipe Page 4: Buy Pickles Online MORE TO DISCOVER Pickle Glossary: Types Of Pickles Other “Top Pick Of The Week” Condiments THE NIBBLE’s Condiments Section Follow us on Twitter Read news blurbs and offers on Blog.TheNibble.com

The Pickle Club & More   Rick’s Picks Pickle Club Enjoy four varieties of Rick’s Picks delivered to your door, four times a year. You’ll be sure to get the seasonal specials, like Whup Ass Asparagus in Spring and Smokra in summer. Serving suggestions and recipes are included with each pack. The first shipment is the Top-Seller Pack featuring four of the bestsellers: Bee ‘n’ Beez, Phat Beets, Smokra and Windy City Wasabeans. You can use each quarterly shipment as an opportunity to have your favorite pickle loves over for a tasting, with cheeses, charcuterie and craft beer.

The Pickle Club will deliver a quarterly sampler of seasonal highlights.

Recipe: Deviled Eggs

Deviled egg lovers will find something to love even more when Rick’s Picks Smokra (smoked okra) is added to the mix. You can make these for a party, then give a jar of Smokra as a party prize.

Ingredients

• 12 hard-boiled eggs, cooled (see our instructions for the perfect hard-boiled egg)
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup Smokra, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon Smokra brine
• Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
• Smoked paprika for garnish
• 3-4 pieces Rick’s Picks Smokra, cut into 24 1/8-inch rounds for garnish

Preparation

1. Slice whole, peeled eggs lengthwise. Remove egg yolks and put into a bowl. Arrange whites cut-side up on a serving plate or tray and set aside.
2. To the yolks, add mayonnaise, chopped Smokra and brine and mix until creamy and smooth. Season with salt and ground pepper (taste first, since you’ve already added the tasty brine).
3. Spoon the egg yolk mixture into the egg whites (you can also use a large star tip and pastry bag to pipe filling into the egg white. Sprinkle lightly with paprika. Garnish with a slice of Smokra.
   

Rosendale International Pickle Festival

Love pickles? More than 5,000 people attend the annual Rosendale International Pickle Festival in the Adirondack Mountains near Kingston, New York. For more information, visit PickleFest.com. You can:

• Enter your pickled goods for judging (Rick’s Picks has won 10 ribbons over the years).
• Don’t make pickles? You can still enter the Pickle Juice Drinking Contest and the Pickle Toss (where contestants team up to see who can catch the highest number of pickle chips in their mouths in the allotted time); or just enjoy sampling all the pickles, buy them to take home and listen to the music groups.

Be picky: Pick Rick’s Picks as a treat for yourself and others who can taste the difference.

— Karen Hochman

FORWARD THIS NIBBLE to pickle lovers, barbecue mavens and anyone looking for a low-calorie, fat-free snack.

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