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Hosted by the NY Food Museum and the Lower East Side Business Improvement District, the Eighth Annual International Pickle Day takes place this Sunday on Orchard Street, rain or brine. Pickled things play a storied part in the last 400 years of Manhattan history, beginning when the island was “home to the world’s largest pickle industry” in the 17th century, and pickle barrels grew on trees.

There must be something in the air -- temperatures dropping or the crisp winds of fall, perhaps -- but whatever it is, it has caused two of our favorite local artisanal picklers to launch tasty new products. First, Jon Orren at Wheelhouse has created the Ploughman's Pickle, his take on the Branston Pickle Relish that graces the traditional English Ploughman's lunch. His version contains the wort from Sixpoint Craft Ales' Brownstone Ale (wort is the...