We were celebrating the 4th of July with family and eventually, it was time for lunch. We liked to add a few unique items to our picnic and this time, it was German Pickles. Gingery, Mom put them on the lunch tray and headed to the lakefront with the gold.

We handed out plates, silverware, napkins, 6 different types of cheese and grilled meat. Then, Mom reached for the loot, the German Pickles. Her swollen baren gardener hands gave the lid a college try. Nope, not it… It didn’t budge.

Next, the hubby heaved and hoed, nope.

Then, the Sister..

Niece, Nephew…

Son..

Brother…

Grandma and brother in law….

That jar was meant to be shelved. Our mouths watered and that jar wasn’t meant to be opened.

Everyone had their lunch and Mom was elected to put everything away. The Fluffy One wanted to help and followed her into the house. She did the dishes, put the excess food in containers and the paper plates in the trash. She was still dying for a pickle! For kicks she showed the German jar to the dog. He seemed to sense the goodness inside and licked his chops…

Alone in the house, as family swam and tooled around the lake, that pickle jar was on her mind. She recalled her Dad smacking the jars to make a dent to break the circular seal.

With only the dog watching, she carefully smacked the jar lid, like she saw her Dad do so many times before. She rotated it 180 degrees and smacked it. Then, with her tired gardener hands she wrapped them around the lid and easily turned that German lid off that 4 inch glass jar. She stabbed a 4 inch pickle and began the well earned dessert. She even shared a slice with the Fluffy One, he smacked his lips, seemed to ask for more!

After 2 delightful treats, she hid that jar at the darkest spot of the refrigerator…

The next day, the family recounted the laughs and challenges…That German Pickle Jar came up and Mom accidentally slipped that they were crunchy, dill, amazing to taste…The crowd of visitors whipped thier heads around and demanded to know how that was known…

Mom was busted!

She had to admit her experiment that worked. The visiting family was fascinated that Mom defeated that German Jar…oddly, none asked about sampling them. After the visitors went home, Mom opened the refrigerator and reached into the darkness and grabbed a jar.

The lights went out and there was a crunching sound…