Fried pickles are near the top of my list of favorite foods. Pickles in general I love, but fried ones are like heaven in your mouth. The first time I ever tried fried pickles, I was in Branson with my family. When I was a kid, we&#39;d go there a couple of times a year, and one year my parents took us to this restaurant and ordered fried pickles. I was probably 10 and, normally nervous about trying new foods, I dove in and absolutely loved them. I probably ate more than half the basket. And for the next 10 years, I craved fried pickles but could never find them anywhere, except for that little restaurant in Branson, the name of which I can never remember.<br /><br />Luckily, now, you can get fried pickles just about anywhere and, thanks to a cook at a restaurant where I used to work, I know how to make them at home!<br /><br />And I really ant to read this book.