Freakin' Pickles Bread & Butter

As we were driving back home from a weekend vacation in the northeast corner of the lower peninsula of Michigan, we passed through the small town of Au Gres ("Aw-grey"), we stopped at Freakin' Pickles right on US-23 (103 E. Huron Road, Au Gres, MI, 48703).  The shop is alot like a wine-tasting room, in that you're invited to taste their varieties before you buy. It was fun to sample the varieties! 

Anyway, given my July experience with their Xtra Hot Garlic pickles, I had to stop and try.  One of the varieties we bought were the Bread & Butter variety that I'll be reviewing now.  We also bought their Old Fashioned Dill and Thick & Sweet varieties that I'll get to in upcoming reviews.

Freakin' Pickles are all crinkle-cut slices, and all have a very nice crunch.  The Bread & Butter have a nice vinegar and sweet balance, which makes them very munchable.  The brine is not the usual thick and syrupy consistency, but rather, a thinner, water-consistency brine, which give them a "fresh pack" impression.

One thing I noticed only after finishing half of the container, is that there are no "bits and pieces" in these very tasty bread'n'butter sweets.  The flavor is certainly there, so perhaps they're made with the normal onion, mustard seed, etc that one would expect, but later removed???

The cucumber flavor comes through very clearly, which reinforces the "fresh pack" impression you get.

These are pretty mild on the vinegar front, so you can eat them as-is, put them on a sandwich, or enjoy them just about any way imaginable without getting "pickle tongue" or tired of the flavor.

One of my favorite ways to use bread'n'butter pickles is to make a left-over meatloaf sandwich on white bread with Miracle Whip and top it with pickles.  My wife's step-dad ("Mop" - My Other Pop) taught me this concoction, and it's a simple, yet delicious way to use up some leftover meatloaf.  Thanks, Mike!

Anyway, I'm very pleased with the two varieties of Freakin' Pickles so far, and look forward to cracking open those 2 remaining tubs in my fridge!