A Quick Guide to Quick Pickles | Food and Drink

As a kid, I used to say my favorite foods were dill pickles and hamburgers, in that order. Hamburgers have since been given the boot for fine cheese, but pickles remain at the top of my favorite foods list. And my favorite dill pickle comes from a jar in our fridge, packed with homegrown cucumbers, vinegary brine, big bunches of dill, some garlic and a dried red pepper or two.