Heather wrote:
>Am I missing something?  Maybe I am misunderstanding what a dill
> pickle is as we don't have them here, but I am thinking it's what we
> would call a pickled gherkin - and while I probably wouldn't think of
> giving one to a baby, it would be because the strong taste would be
> too much for the baby.

Gherkins are tiny pickled cucumbers.
The cucumbers used for dill pickles are much larger.  You can buy (or
make) them either whole, in spears or sliced.
I woudl assume - hope! - that this baby was given a whole pickle. They
tend to be quite firm and easy to hold.

norma, the pickle maven <G>

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