The Pickle Blog

City View: Always in a Pickle

Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Marty Strub's family has been in the pickle business since the 1920s and, since the family business was sold, he's been using his great-grandparents' recipe and methods to build his own venture. MARTY STRUB knows one thing very well: pickles. His family name still lives on jars of kosher dills – a family business that dates […]
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Interview with Marty on CFRB 1010 - Let's Eat with Zane Caplansky

Monday, January 14, 2019
Check out Marty’s recent interview on Let’s Eat with host Zane Caplansky! http://www.iheartradio.ca/newstalk-1010/let-s-eat-dec-15-2018-pt-2-marty-strubb-1.8616806?mode=Article&autoplay=1.8616806
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Peddling Pickles in Toronto Via Jerusalem

Sunday, December 03, 2017
How does one come to peddle pickles in Toronto via Jerusalem?  The answer comes in the form of a rather long history.   I grew up making pickles in Hamilton Ontario with my grandfather, great uncle, father and brothers.  I was the 4th Generation pickle maker for the company the bears the same “Trademarked Name” […]
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Just Launched: Pickle-it-Yourself

Friday, June 05, 2015
Get ready to do some pickling yourself this summer!!  I have developed a P.I.Y. (Pickle It Yourself) concentrated pickle brine and pickling spice.  If you have always wanted to pickle your own cucumbers, asparagus, peppers, mushrooms, etc. from your garden or local market, our products make it easy and fun.  Now you can Pickle It […]
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Marty's Pickles First Year

Friday, June 05, 2015
The first year of my new venture is coming to a close.  My first batch of Marty’s Pickles, cured in barrels summer of 2014 is just about sold out.  The reaction to my “Private Stock” original brine pickles has been better than I could have ever imagined.  I made 88 barrels which translated into 9000 […]
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