[Sca-cooks] Everyone gone already?

[Stacy Morris]

The pickle is a German tradition. Coming from the
black forest region according to the info that came
with our pickle ornament.

Katren Fitzgerald
--- Elaine Koogler <ekoogler011 at home.com> wrote:
> I'm not sure of all of the particulars, but I
> believe the tradition had to
> do with finding the pickle bringing good luck to the
> person who located it.
> In later years, rather than using a real pickle, the
> pickle has been made of
> blown glass.  I'm not sure which culture in Europe
> came up with the idea,
> but I have seen pickle ornaments for sale....
>
> Kiri
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> This sounds a lot wierder (odder?) than the prize in
> the cake. I'm
> wondering if I really want to know....But yes,
> Olwen, just what
> are you talking about with this finding pickles in
> the christmas
> tree?
>
> I assume this is about a single pickled cucumber in
> a christmas tree
> and you're not pickling christmas trees. :-)
> Although I guess that
> would be an alternative to the plastic ones...
>
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