The History Of Pickles

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Bibliography

• https://www.history.com/news/pickles-history-timeline#:~:text=Though%20the%20exact%20origins%20of,50%20B.C.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickled_cucumber#:~:text=The%20term%20pickle%20is%20derived,beets%22%2C%20etc.).

Who "invented" pickles as we know them today?

Cleopatra swore by them, Julius Cesar, and Napoleon both loved them!

Answer?

Mesopotamians - over 4000 years ago! (2400 B.C.E.)

"[they] began soaking cucumbers in acidic brine, as a way to preserve them."

How did they get into my home here in America?!?! 🇺🇸

You'll be unhappy to hear, that the world's WORST HOUSE GUEST brought them here... that is right... good ole' shit stain Columbus!

Though we wish he hadn't, because without them, he probably would have gotten scurvy! That's right, pickles prevent scurvy!

But why did pickles get to be pickles, and not "pickled cucumbers"?

Fun Fact...

They are called that everywhere except US/Canada. We're weird again! #metricSystem #leaderNotTheLiter

Canada ✅

USA ✅

Rest of world... 🚫 #cancelled

Uses of pickles in History

Cleopatra

is noted saying that pickles contributed to her health and "unmatched beauty". 

Julius Cesar

gave pickles to their troops to eat in the belief that they would make them strong.

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Julius Cesar

gave pickles to their troops to eat in the belief that they would make them strong.

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Eagles vs Cowboys

After the 41-14 blowout in 107 degree heat, the Eagles attributed their strength to pickles.

That was backed up by scientific studies showing that the time to relieve a cramp is decreased by 45% if drinking brine.

When did pickles stop sucking?

They weren't always made with dill...

900 C.E.

Dill, one of the most important herbs used in pickling cucumbers and other vegetables, arrived in Western Europe from its native Sumatra around 900 C.E.

Romans & Greeks Tho

Ancient Greeks and Romans used it extensively centuries earlier.