Still my favorite headline of all time.
Since we're talking about putting up pickles, you may want to get in on this crowdfunded doo-dad called the Picklestone, a jar with a heavy weighted lid that exerts pressure on the contents:
And if you came here for some single-entendre traditional info on putting up pickles, here's a nice HOWTO on three ways of pickle at home.
• You can put pickles up yourself (Vancouver Sun)
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