Gherkins

When gathered young, they are called gherkins: these, pickled, are much used in seasonings. ❋ Isabella Mary (1861)

We used cornichons (small cucumbers or gherkins) that have been pickling for five months. ❋ Garrett Weber-Gale (2010)

Tartare should be clean, sharp and, preferably, full of capers and gherkins. ❋ Unknown (2012)

It is meat (beef or, as in our family, corned beef), potatoes and beetroot all mashed together, with a fried egg on top and (optional) little brown prawns, together with a few gherkins. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Start by creating an image of a large jar of gherkins standing in the garden. ❋ Unknown (2011)

If you want to remember a list of household objects – gherkins, cottage cheese, sugar and other items – then visualise them in an unforgettable manner, he says. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Refreshments between treatments come in the form of cranberry juice, pickled herring and gherkins. ❋ Jemima Sissons (2011)

The main dish, or bouilli — a platter of boiled meats and mixed vegetables — follows with gherkins and a variety of mustards and sauces alongside. ❋ Gail Monaghan (2010)

Slice the gherkins, stone and halve the olives, chop the parsley and dill and set aside. ❋ Nigel Slater (2010)

Then add the sliced gherkins and fresh cashew nuts. ❋ Anjali (2008)

Stir the gherkins, olives, parsley and dill into the soup. ❋ Nigel Slater (2010)

Tomato-based and broth-like, it came with Finnish pike-perch, green olives, mushrooms, and something of a revelation to this cook sliced gherkins – the sassiest addition I have ever had to a fish soup. ❋ Nigel Slater (2010)

Gramma's house was where we all went for Thanksgiving dinner and she always put out the relish tray at noon, so we could snack on gherkins and carrots and little chocolate mints while we waited for the turkey to be done. ❋ Shipping Troll (2010)

Wonderful chopped liver ($6.50), studded with tiny slices of pickled gherkins, is slathered on top of more wonderful grilled bread. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Last week a senior CSU official likened FDP policies to those of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, continuing an exchange of invective in which the parties have branded each other "wild sows" and "a troop of gherkins." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Cover and cook till the gherkins and cashews are soft. ❋ Anjali (2008)

[paula] had always thought that [walter] thought too [highly] of his sweet gherkins ❋ Johannes Thier (2006)

I just [bought me] some [deep fried] [gherkins] at ur local supermarket ❋ Religious Nun (2017)

Jon - “What do you think of my newly [styled] facial hair” Jack - “looks like you had a face [transplant] with someone’s muff” Jon - “[gherkin]” ❋ Johnbingbang (2020)

Man, did you [see how] small [that dude's] [cock] was? it was a total gherkin ❋ Banjo (2004)

"[Is it] me, or is [Pete's] [head] is gherkinal" ❋ KoH (2006)

His [dick] [was like] a like a gherkin. ❋ D.E.M. (2006)

"What's that [giant glass] penis doing in the middle of London?" "Oh, that's just the Gherkin built by [Norman] [Foster]." ❋ Will Fox (2007)

"[Yeah bro], went over to [Cassidy's] last night and she gave me that sweet [gherkin] bruh." ❋ VR Colette (2020)

Trent: Hey Gherkin, do you want to go to The Corner and have a beer before the footy? Gherkin: I'm already going there with Ed and Chris to [get smashed], so [you can fuck right off] back to Adelaide you helmet haired fairy [fucking poof]!!! ❋ Elwar1 (2009)

Bill: Hey [watcha] doing Tom Tom: Oh nothin bill, just [jerkin the gherkin] Girl 1: Last night we bathed nude together and I found out he has a [gherkin] Girl 2: Nice ❋ Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian (2022)