“The jelly - the jam and the marmalade, And the cherry-and quince-"preserves" she made! And the sweet-sour pickles of peach and pear, With cinnamon in 'em, and all things rare! - And the more we ate was the more to spare, Out to old Aunt Mary's! Ah!”
James Whitcomb Riley
“They dined on mince, and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon; And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon”
Edward Lear
“It should restate and clarify the social dilemma and the political pickle. Once in a while it does, and you get a quick glimpse of its potential.”
E. B. White
“Hunger is the best pickle.”
Benjamin Franklin
“Pickles are cucumbers that sold out.”
Mitch Hedberg
“He looks as though he's been weaned on a pickle”
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
“Supervisors were caught in a pickle.”
John Lisko
