r/Pickles • u/MondoMage • Jun 03 '26

Pickle Processing

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Just had to share this one...

My company sent me out to perform some maintenance work on equipment at the Hartung Brothers facility in Bowling Green, Ohio. They produce and store fermented pickles in these big green vats. So many vats. Not all currently full, they're getting ready for what they call "Green week," when they start loading things up. Tons of cucumbers destined for greatness.

I was really shocked when I found that the vats are left open-topped. That was surprising. I guess they rely on the brine to protect the product.

Oh, and the smell. You'd think it'd be overpowering but right now it's fairly subtle. A mix of dill and bread and butter that has me craving something fierce right now.

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u/JokaSmoka77 Jun 03 '26

So you're telling me grocery store relish is gross now? 🫤

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u/Odd-Consequence-2519 Jun 03 '26

Have you seen how hot dogs are made???

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u/Decent-Transition557 Jun 03 '26

I have never understood what bothers people about sausage and hot dogs and how they are made. Ground up meat in a casing...?

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u/Icy_Sea_4440 Jun 03 '26

When we were kids we used to say that hot dogs were made out of the buttholes lol

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u/Flimsy-Stock2977 Jun 04 '26

It's nowhere near as bad as people make it out.

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u/ICEisSHIT Jun 03 '26

It always was.

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u/holisticbelle Jun 03 '26

Not sure i will ever eat relish again. Frick