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2024 NC Pickle Festival Recipe Contest Winning Recipes
The NC Pickle Festival has long been a celebration of creativity, community, and, of course, pickles! This year’s recipe contest brought some truly inventive and delicious uses of pickles, showcasing the versatility and unique flavor that pickles can bring to dishes. From savory tacos to sweet jams, here’s a roundup of the winning recipes that…
Introducing the Very Important Pickle (VIP) Tote at the NC Pickle Festival!
Join us on April 27th at the North Carolina Pickle Festival for a celebration of all things pickle, and be among the first to grab the exclusive Very Important Pickle (VIP) Tote! This pickle-packed tote is a dream come true for pickle enthusiasts, offering a range of delicious and quirky pickle-themed products. Dive into the…
Celebrating Pickles All Year: A Trio of North Carolina Events
In Mount Olive, North Carolina, the humble pickle isn’t just a side dish – it’s a reason to celebrate all year. From the quirky to the gourmet, pickle passion takes center stage at three unique events Let’s explore the pleasure of pickles through Mt. Olive’s NYE Pickle Drop, Pickles Pigs and Swigs, and the iconic…
Pickled, Not Stirred: The 2024 Pickle Festival Goes 007
Welcome to the most dill-lightful mission of the year, the North Carolina Pickle Festival is channeling the suave sophistication and thrilling adventure of James Bond. Think of it as your license to dill, where the world of secret agents collides with the zesty tang of pickles. Picture this: pickled foods, pickle-themed artisans, and an atmosphere…
Hats Off to the 2023 Sponsors of The North Carolina Pickle Festival!
Sponsors are to festivals as brine is to pickles. You can’t have one without the other, and that’s so true for this year’s North Carolina Pickle Festival in Mount Olive. Sponsors keep the festival operating and help it grow each year. And, honestly, we couldn’t do it without them! We want to sincerely thank these…
Mt. Olive Dill Pickle Doughnuts
Eric Cane of Holly Springs, NC, made this dill-lightfully different take on the doughnut, making it both sweet and savory with Mt. Olive pickle juice and dill relish. Ingredients Doughnuts Mt. Olive Dill Pickle Frosting Directions Servings: 6
Pork Pickle Pepper Salisbury Steaks & Creamy Dill Alfredo Linguine
Brenda Watts of Gaffney, SC, created this sumptuous entree using a variety of Mt. Olive pickle products she selected for just the right flavor. Her winning entry is definitely worth trying! Ingredients Salisbury Steaks Creamy Pickled Alfredo Linguine Sweet pickle florets Directions 1. Prepare Salisbury steaks. In a large bowl, mix ground pork, ground pork…
Creamy Pickle Spring Rolls with Sauce
Sapphire Wasson of Angier, NC, did some Asian fusion with a flair, using Mt. Olive pickle juice and dill chips, earning her top honors in the appetizer category of the 2023 recipe contest. Ingredients Pickle Peanut Sauce Creamy Pickle Spring Rolls Directions Pickle Peanut Sauce Creamy Pickle Spring Rolls
“I Could Have Had a V-8” Pickled Bloody Mary
Sylvia Bare of Apex, NC, concocted this spin on a bloody mary cocktail using Mt. Olive pickles and pickle juice in a unique and tasty way. It was the winning drink in this year’s recipe contest. Try it yourself and you will see why. Ingredients • 1 16-oz can of V-8 • Two decorative glasses…