Gherkins banned on Cannes beaches

It's a right old pickle.

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Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
It's a right old pickle.

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So 'gherkins' no longer come in 'cannes'?

Some little ones still manage to sneak in under the name of cornichons. They hide themselves between the lettuce leaves in a baguette.

Originally posted by drewnogal
Some little ones still manage to sneak in under the name of cornichons.

interesting,
in texas we call em truumpers...

I always get pickle and chutney mixed up.

It makes me chuckle.

Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
It's a right old pickle.

😞

What if you peel them, would that be legal then?

Gherkins aren't banned, it's just Jerkin them that is banned.

Originally posted by Suzianne
So 'gherkins' no longer come in 'cannes'?

I tried it--- once--- not sure what the attraction is, exactly.

Originally posted by Suzianne
So 'gherkins' no longer come in 'cannes'?

No, they are in bottles now. I got a chuckle out of that one🙂

Originally posted by sonhouse
No, they are in bottles now. I got a chuckle out of that one🙂

Somehow I got vinegar in my ear.

I now have pickled hearing.

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Originally posted by Ghost of a Duke
Somehow I got vinegar in my ear.

I now have pickled hearing.

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Wow, no wonder I am hard of herring.