Re: More Please!

Loretta Eisenberg <sassybklynlady@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
: Jan, when immigrants came over from europe and settled in the lower east
: side of New York City, there were lots of pickle stores.  The owners of
: these stores were Jewish.  Maybe there is a little provence to the word
: kosher pickle.  We used to have an expression, a nickel a pickle.  I
: dont remember paying a nickle a pickle for many many years

: thanks for the info.  I didnt know that a kosher dill pickle was not
: kosher  in the traditional way

: Loretta


My Ma gave me a nickle 
to buy a pickle
I didn't buy a pickle
I bought some choon* gum

*( that is chewing) 

Little ditty from years ago. 

Those pickles were sold from a barrel.  anyone see Crossing Delancy?  
That's the kind of pickle.

Wendy