A cracker or a small, thin piece of bread or toast spread with cheese, meat, or relish and served as an appetizer. [French, from canapÃ©, couch, from Medieval Latin canÄpÄum, mosquito net; see canopy.]
Pickle brine is a traditional Polish hangover remedy as well, say the Strybels: Fill a glass with equal parts chilled pickle brine and ice-cold club soda, and drink the mixture down at once.
Dill weed is a common seasoning for cucumber pickles. The coarse kosher salt that is used to brine kosher pickles contains no iodine or other additives. Dill pickle spears are often served with deli sandwiches. Pickling may preserve beets for an extended period of time. Pickling cucumbers growing on the vine. The pickling mixture is what makes them sour or sweet.