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Its easier to say pickle than pickled cucumbers.

Also when we are talking about pickles we don't specify between "bread and butter" pickles and "dill" pickles. It's just word economy.

Pickling is the process of preserving food in brine. You can have pickled Okra, peppers, olives, herring, cabbage, eggs, pigs feet, sausages, etc...

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Q: Why is a pickle called a pickle and not a pickled cucumber?
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