Well, bless your little pickle-lovin’ heart!

Key Points:

– There’s a precarious ol’ Christmas tradition involving a pickle ornament, it’s not about your grandma’s famous dill pickles but a cute little green decoration.
– This tradition ain’t as Southern as grits n’ gravy, it’s actually spread across the US.
– Turns out this pickle tradition might not have been born in Dixie or even Uncle Sam’s backyard, but rather in the land of pretzels and beer – Good ol’ Germany.
– Wait just a cotton-pickin’ moment! Another tale roots this tradition in a Civil War-era Christmas story. It’s enough to make your head turn faster than a cat at a can opener.
– Regardless of its origin story, the tradition’s simple as pie: The first kiddo who finds the pickle ornament on the tree gets an extra gift or the honor of opening the first present.
– Some of y’all might take to it like a hog to mud, while others might think it’s as useful as a trapdoor in a canoe.

Southern Woman’s News Take:

Oh Honey, Let Me Tell Ya…

Now for my hot take on this dilly of a tradition. Now ain’t this pickle ornament tradition as delightful and quizzical as a coonhound in a tutu, I tell ya? Whether it traveled further than old Johnny Appleseed from Germany’s fair lands or whether it sprung up amidst the hullabaloo of our very own Civil War, one thing’s certain: it’s fun, delightin’ folks from Kentucky to Kalispell. So this Christmas, why not throw a little pickle in your festivities? Like I always say, “Any Christmas that don’t result in a call to the fire department is a good one.” But a Christmas with an extra gift? Well, that’s just as sweet as a peach pie on a summer day. Throw caution to the wind, make your little ones holler louder than a tomcat in a tin wash tub, and have yerself a very merry Pickle Christmas, ya hear?



Original article: https://tasteofcountry.com/ixp/341/p/reason-for-pickle-christmas-ornament/