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Submitted by Kay E. Fisher, Iowa
In 1961, newly married Joanne Muller was given her aunt’s treasured family recipe for picnic hamburger cucumber pickles. Several years later, her husband, Paul, substituted his overabundance of carrots for the cucumbers.
He scraped them, cut them into 1/4-inch by 4-inch pieces, stood them upright in a quart canning jar, and covered them with brine—but he stored them in the refrigerator for five days, not the usual hot water canning process. Through the years, he has added cauliflower and more onion to this now-family favorite.
In November 2021, Paul gave us a jar. After one bite, it soon became our family and friends’ favorite....