00:00 Pickles have been around for a very long time, with people starting to transport cucumbers across Mesopotamia in 2030 BCE.

02:49 Pickles have been around for a long time, with variations of pickling being used to preserve and transport various foods, including cucumbers, which were likely introduced in the Mesopotamian area.

05:21 Pickle castors were associated with wealth and were a way for urban wealthy people to show off their pickles, while pickles themselves were typically associated with rural areas; H.J. Heinz popularized commercial pickles in 1860 and a giveaway of a little pickle pendant at the 1893 World's Fair became one of the most popular marketing plays ever.

07:52 H.J. Heinz popularized commercial pickles in 1860 and Clausen came around 10 years later in 1870.

10:35 Making pickles is a simple process that involves creating a brine to encourage the growth of beneficial bacteria, which preserves the cucumbers and prevents dangerous bacteria from growing, resulting in pickles with a unique taste compared to store-bought ones.

13:11 Brine pickles have health benefits, including reducing blood sugar levels, and the tradition of ruining sandwiches with pickles started in New York delis in the 1930s.

15:36 Lacto-fermented salt brine pickles are crunchy and taste more like cucumbers than regular pickles, and they do not contain vinegar.