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Pickle Fest Recipe Contest Winners Serve up Dazzling Dishes

By NC Pickle | April 14, 2023

We are dill-lighted to announce this year’s winners of our NC Pickle Festival Recipe Contest. The winners and their recipes will be featured at the festival, where Mount Olive the community and Mt. Olive the company come together to celebrate everything “pickle.” This year’s event will kick off on Friday, April 28 from 5 to…

Calling all pickle fans!

By NC Pickle | February 27, 2023

If you relish cooking and conjuring up your own recipes, you are invited to submit an original culinary creation in the 2023 NC Pickle Festival Recipe Contest. A winner will be crowned in four categories: appetizer, main dish, dessert, and beverage, with the winners earning a year’s supply of Mt. Olive Pickles, and bragging rights.…

Get to Know The Dill About The 2022 NC Pickle Festival Mural Artist!

By NC Pickle | March 25, 2022

Like most festivals, the yearly t-shirt artwork is a big deal to choose. Our shirts get worn for years by festival patrons and this year’s artwork is quite special and unique. Seraphim Smith created the pickle jar mural in downtown Mount Olive and we thought it was the perfect depiction of Mount Olive Pickles. To…

Big Dill Events At The North Carolina Pickle Festival

By NC Pickle | March 18, 2022

The North Carolina Pickle Festival is returning in person on April 23, 2022 with a line-up of crowd favorite events. From the popular pickle-eating contest to the Cuke Patch 5K, we made a list of highlights to help you make the most out of your festival experience. Plan ahead, so you don’t miss out on…

North Carolina Pickle Festival returns for 2022

By NC Pickle | February 18, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 9, 2022 MOUNT OLIVE, NC—Pickle lovers, get ready: the North Carolina Pickle Festival returns to a live, in-person event for 2022. The festival kicks off Friday, April 22 from 6-9 p.m., with the main day on Saturday, April 23 in downtown Mount Olive. Like most public events, the 2020 festival, which…

Mt. Olive Sweet Gherkin Chocolate Salad Dressing Cake with Pickled Cloud Nine Icing

By NC Pickle | May 4, 2021

2021 Dessert Contest Winner Submitted by Annette Stanek-Busch Mouthwatering chocolate cake with delicious Mt. Olive Sweet Gherkins, this unique recipe is sure to impress! Mt. Olive Sweet Gherkin Chocolate Salad Dressing Cake Ingredients:½ finely chopped Mt. Olive Sweet Gherkins (6-8)3 Tbs plus ¼ cup Mt. Olive Sweet Gherkin pickle juice2 cups all-purpose flour1 cup sugar1…