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Good Food

Kool-Aid Pickles

It's the food trend that is spreading like wildfire throughout the Southern Delta region and has been spotted as far away as Dallas, St. Louis and Palm Springs. Depending on your palate, Kool-Aid Pickles are either the worst thing to happen to pickles or the most wonderful new taste sensation. Beverly Boddie, owner of Eastend Grocery in…

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By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

It's the food trend that is spreading like wildfire throughout the Southern Delta region and has been spotted as far away as Dallas, St. Louis and Palm Springs. Depending on your palate, Kool-Aid Pickles are either the worst thing to happen to pickles or the most wonderful new taste sensation. Beverly Boddie, owner of Eastend Grocery in Cleveland, Mississippi has been making and shipping the pickles (her most popular being a special mix of flavors to create lime and cherry pickles). A recent New York Times article highlights her entrepreneurial pickle-making.

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