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Pickles
Pickle, pickled or Pickles may refer to: Food * Pickle, a food that has undergone pickling * Pickled cucumber * Pickle, a sweet, vinegary pickled chutney popular in Britain, such as Branston Pickle, also known as "sweet pickle" or "ploughman's pickle" * South Asian pickle, also known as ''achar'', savory condiments popular in South Asia People * Alastair Ruadh MacDonnell or "Pickle" (1725–1761), Scottish Jacobite who became a British government secret agent. * Marc-Édouard Vlasic or "Pickles" (born 1987), defenseman for the San Jose Sharks * Pickles Dillhoefer (1893–1922), American Major League Baseball catcher * Pickles Douglas (1886–1954), English cricketer and boxing referee * J. J. Pickle (1913–2005), United States representative from Texas * William H. Pickle, 37th United States Sergeant at Arms (2003–2007) * Alonzo H. Pickle (1843–?), Canadian-American soldier and member of the 1st Battalion Minnesota Infantry who fought in the American Civil War Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pickles (comic Strip)
''Pickles'' is a daily and Sunday comic strip by Brian Crane focusing on a retired couple in their seventies, Earl and Opal Pickles. ''Pickles'' has been published since April 2, 1990. Publication As of 2016, ''Pickles'' was syndicated in close to 1,000 newspapers worldwide.Dwyer, Ed"CULTURE: The Funny Papers: Newspapers may be in trouble, but the comic strip is alive and well — and flourishing online,"''Saturday Evening Post'' (November 7, 2016). In 2022, ''Pickles'' moved syndicates from The Washington Post Writers Group (which had previously announced it was shutting down its comic strip business) to Andrews McMeel Syndication. Story and characters Inspired by Crane's in-laws, the strip describes their efforts to enjoy retirement, which instead proves quite imperfect for both. Earl Pickles is bald and has a bushy white mustache; he also wears glasses and suspenders. He is described as "a couch potato, curmudgeon and all-around geezer-in-residence." Opal Pickles also w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pickles (dog)
Pickles (born 1962 or 1963; died 1967) was a black and white collie dog, known for his role in finding the stolen FIFA World Cup Trophy#Jules Rimet Trophy, Jules Rimet Trophy in March 1966, four months before the 1966 FIFA World Cup was scheduled to kick off in England. Trophy theft The World Cup trophy was stolen on the afternoon of Sunday 20 March 1966. It had been on public display in a glass cabinet during the "Sport with Stamps" Stanley Gibbons Stampex Philatelic exhibition, rare stamp exhibition at Methodist Central Hall Westminster, Methodist Central Hall in Westminster. The thief evaded the round-the-clock security, and ignored rare stamps with a value of £3 million to steal the silver-gilt trophy, which was generally thought to be worth far less. A telephone call from a man who called himself "Jackson" to Joe Mears, chairman of Chelsea F.C. and The Football Association, alerted him that a package would be left at Stamford Bridge (stadium), Stamford Bridge the foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pickled Cucumber
A pickled cucumber – commonly known as a pickle in the United States, Canada and Australia and a gherkin ( ) in Britain, Ireland, South Africa, and New Zealand – is a usually small or miniature cucumber that has been Pickling, pickled in a Brine (food), brine, vinegar, or other solution and left to ferment. The fermentation process is executed either by immersing the cucumbers in an acidic solution or through souring by lacto-fermentation. Pickled cucumbers are often part of mixed pickles. Historical origins It is often claimed that pickled cucumbers were first developed for workers building the Great Wall of China, though another hypothesis is that they were first made as early as 2030 BC in the Tigris Valley of Mesopotamia, using cucumbers brought originally from India. According to the New York Food Museum, archaeologists believe ancient Mesopotamians pickled food as far back as 2400 B.C. while, centuries later, cucumbers native to India were being pickled in the Tig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pickling
Pickling is the process of food preservation, preserving or extending the shelf life of food by either Anaerobic organism, anaerobic fermentation (food), fermentation in brine or immersion in vinegar. The pickling procedure typically affects the food's texture and flavor. The resulting food is called a ''pickle'', or, if named, the name is prefaced with the word "pickled". Foods that are pickled include vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, meats, fish, dairy and eggs. Pickling solutions are typically highly acidic, with a pH of 4.6 or lower, and high in salt, preventing Enzyme, enzymes from working and micro-organisms from multiplying. Pickling can preserve Decomposition, perishable foods for months, or in some cases years. Antimicrobial herbs and spices, such as mustard seed, garlic, cinnamon or cloves, are often added. If the food contains sufficient moisture, a pickling brine may be produced simply by adding dry salt. For example, sauerkraut and Korean kimchi are produced by salti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pickles Reef
Pickles Reef is a small coral reef located within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. It lies to the southeast of Key Largo, to the south the Key Largo Existing Management Area and John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. Unlike many reefs within the Sanctuary, this reef is not within a Sanctuary Preservation Area (SPA). The reef gets its name from the Pickle Barrel wreck. Another small reef called Snapper Ledge is nearby. Shipwreck Various types of debris are scattered across the reef, including a number of barrel-shaped concrete objects. Local legend was that the concrete objects had been barrels of concrete on a ship or barge that had wrecked on the reef during the Civil War, but an analysis performed in 2008 showed that the concrete was a type of Portland cement produced between 1890 and 1923. Archaeologists have found evidence of an iron- or steel-hulled vessel with two masts that wrecked on the reef, but have not identified the ship. It is not clear how much of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pickles Oblong
''The Oblongs'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Angus Oblong and Jace Richdale. It was Mohawk Productions' first venture into animation. The series premiered on April 1, 2001, on The WB, and was cancelled due to low ratings on May 20, leaving the last five episodes unaired. The remaining episodes were later aired on Cartoon Network's late-night programming block Adult Swim in August 2002, with the series premiering on the network in production order. The series is loosely based on a series of characters introduced in a picture book entitled '' Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children''. Warner Bros. won the bidding for the rights to turn Angus Oblong's characters into a series; Fox and ABC also made unsuccessful bids. The show was produced by Film Roman, Oblong Productions, Jobsite Productions and Mohawk Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, and the theme song for the series was composed and performed by They Might Be Giants. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Asian Pickle
South Asian pickles are a pickled food made from a variety of vegetables, meats and fruits preserved in brine, vinegar, edible oils, and various List of Indian spices, South Asian spices. The pickles are popular across South Asia, with many regional variants, natively known as lonache, avalehikā, uppinakaayi, khatai, pachadi , thokku, or noncha, achaar (sometimes spelled aachaar, atchar or achar), athāṇu or athāṇo or athāna, khaṭāī or khaṭāin, sandhan or sendhan or sāṇdhāṇo, kasundi, or urugaai. Terminology Terms used for pickles in South Asia vary regionally. They are known as ''ūrugāi'' or ''thokku'' in Tamil language, Tamil, ''Pachadi, pachchadi'', ''avakaya'', ''achaar'', ''tokku'', or ''ūragāya'' in Telugu language, Telugu, ''uppinakaayi'' in Kannada, ''uppillittuthu'' in Malayalam, ''loncha'' in Marathi language, Marathi, ''lonchem'' in Konkani language, Konkani, ''athāṇu'' in Gujarati language, Gujarati, ''athā''ṇ''o'' in Rajasthani languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pickles (Dethklok)
Dethklok is a fictional melodic death metal band featured in the Adult Swim animated television series ''Metalocalypse'', known for its satirical or parodic lyrical themes. The first official Dethklok album was released on September 25, 2007, entitled ''The Dethalbum''. The album debuted at number 21 on ''Billboard'' magazine's Top 200 list. The band released ''Dethalbum II'' on September 29, 2009, and toured with Mastodon, High on Fire, and Converge. The band's third album, ''Dethalbum III'', was released on October 16, 2012. The soundtrack to the special episode '' Metalocalypse: The Doomstar Requiem'' was released on October 29, 2013. A real band was set up in order to perform the band's music in live shows. Both bands were created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha. The music heard on Metalocalypse is performed by Brendon Small, with others needed for live concerts and albums. On August 25, 2017, Brendon Small released his second solo album, ''Brendon Small's Galaktikon I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pickles Dillhoefer
William Martin "Pickles" Dillhoefer (October 13, 1893 – February 23, 1922) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher for parts of the 1917–1921 seasons with the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and St. Louis Cardinals. Biography Dillhoefer was famously one-fourth of what is generally considered one of the worst trades in Philadelphia Phillies history: Dillhoefer was sent with Mike Prendergast from the Chicago Cubs to the Phillies in exchange for catcher Bill Killefer and pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander on December 11, 1917. Dillhoefer went on to appear in just eight games for the Phillies. He was later traded to the St. Louis Cardinals, where he played regularly for three years. Meanwhile, Alexander went on to win 183 games for the Cubs and Cardinals before ending his career in 1930 with the Phillies, and was later inducted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. While his career was undistinguished, Dillhoefer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloudstreet
''Cloudstreet'' is a novel by Australian writer Tim Winton published in 1991. It chronicles the lives of two working-class families, the Pickles and the Lambs, who come to live together in a large house called Cloudstreet in Perth, Western Australia, over a period of twenty years, 1943 to 1963. The novel received several awards, including a Miles Franklin Award in 1992, and has been adapted into various forms, including a stage play and a Cloudstreet (miniseries), television miniseries. In 2022, the novel was included on the "Big Jubilee Read" list of 70 books by Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth authors, selected to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II. Plot summary In 1943, precipitated by separate personal tragedies, two poor families, the Lambs and the Pickles, flee their rural homes to share a large house called Cloudstreet in Perth, Western Australia. The Pickles include the father, Sam, the mother, Dolly, and their three children, Ted, Rose, and Chub. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pickles Douglas
Cecil Herbert "Pickles" Douglas (28 June 1886 – 30 September 1954) was an English boxing referee and a cricketer. He played for Essex Essex ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Kent across the Thames Estuary to the ... between 1912 and 1919. 'Pickles' Douglas was a leading boxing referee for many years, handling contest including Jack Doyle v. Jack Petersen, 1933; the two Len Harvey v. Jack Petersen fights, 1933 and 1934; Primo Carnera v. George Cook, 1932; and George Cook v. Joe Beckett, 1922. Family He was the son of John H. Douglas, a prominent personality at the Covent Garden club, and brother of J. W. H. T. Douglas, who won the ABA amateur middle-weight boxing championship in 1905, the Olympic middleweight title in 1908 and afterwards captained the Essex county cricket eleven and England.C82-34 Church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doc McStuffins
''Doc McStuffins'' is an animated children's television series created by Chris Nee and produced by Brown Bag Films. It aired for five seasons on Disney Jr. from March 23, 2012, to April 18, 2020. The series centers on a girl who fixes toys, with help from her four toy friends. The series features songs written and composed by Michelle Lewis, Kay Hanley, and Dan Petty. The series received positive reviews due to the series' concept and the main character, as well as its portrayal of African Americans (Nee stated in 2013 that Doc is African American, as proposed by Disney during her initial pitch, Nee initially only knowing she wanted a girl doctor) in a Disney series. Nee conceived the series as ''Cheers'' for preschoolers. Reruns currently air on Disney Junior both locally and globally, as well as the show itself being made available on DisneyNOW and Disney+. 136 episodes (247 segments) were originally produced; ''The Doc is 10'', a special made to celebrate the series' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
