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    What's a pretty pickle?

    Question #102118. Asked by zbeckabee. (Jan 04 09 10:22 PM)


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    		Not my initial response, but "Pretty Pickle" is a name for an Italian pickle also called "Giardiniera" - a colorful pickle of mixed vegetables including (usually) carrot, cauliflower, red and green capsicum, onions, olives, and whatever takes your fancy.
    http://recipes.epicurean.com/recip/9121/giardiniera-(pretty-pickle).html

    More common in my experience is the use of the phrase "in a pretty pickle" to refer to being in a difficult situation, a usage dating from the 16th century.
    http://books.google.com.au/books?id=9re1vfFh04sC&pg=PA512&lpg=PA512&dq=pretty+pickle+idiomatic&source=web&ots=JGVymxbnXs&sig=fwKPFJp-P05ibzwA-FE4AFtI8B8&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=6&ct=result#PPA318,M1

    Jan 04 09, 11:57 PM

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