>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>


This is getting OT, and I have to assure the listmothers I know!!!

Thanks for this, Norma.

Actually, you can buy quite chunky pickles here and we still call 'em 
gherkins!  Or at least I do ;)

HWN, UK

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