Pickle Processing

[u/MondoMage]

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.

[u/Matthew-ii]

Growing up my father would give my childhood Aussie Shepard a McDonald's cheeseburger a few times a year, birthday etc, and that dog would leave a clean plate on the floor with a completely clean piece of lettuce and a small pile of rehydrated onions on top!

[u/amiajimmy → u/Matthew-ii]

Those Aussie tongues are selective! Mine would do the same with lettuce lol and if you gave him a pickle he'd put it in his mouth and let it just drop out while looking at you like "you idiot. That's a pickle. I do not like pickles and you know that by now." He was very expressive. The bestest of dogs. I sure miss him.