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Pickle On Christmas Tree. The Christmas pickle is a lesser-known Christmas tradition for some Americans. Its really old and its an ancient German tradition to hide it on the Christmas tree. There are two other rather far-fetched stories linking the pickle to Christmas. 25 a glass pickle ornament is hidden within the branches of a Christmas tree.
At least thats the story most people know. On a large parchment-lined baking tray lay out your first sheet of puff pastry and top with Branston Smooth Pickle. The two different colors help the pickle to blend in with your Christmas tree and the glitter gives it a glinting effect as your tree lights are reflected by the glitter. Its really old and its an ancient German tradition to hide it on the Christmas tree. A Christmas tree decoration in the shape of a pickle is hidden on a Christmas tree with the finder receiving either a reward or good fortune for the next year. In many families including my own Christmas Day starts with a frantic hunt.
The ornaments come in an array of designs and sizes to suit the style of any Christmas tree He convinced a guard to give him a pickle as a last meal but he ended up surviving.
At least thats the story most people know. Look closely at a decorated Christmas tree and you might see a pickle-shaped ornament hidden deep within the evergreen branches. There are a number of different origin stories attributed to the tradition including an origination in Germany. Long ago when parents decorated the Christmas tree they hung the pickle ornament hiding it in the tree. According to German folklore whoever finds the pickle on Christmas morning will have good luck for the following year. For years people believed that the Christmas pickle tradition was passed down through the generations from Old World Germany.