I want to know who the first person was to suggest that pregnant women often crave pickles and ice cream. Early in my pregnancy when I would talk to friends, the first question they always asked me was, "Have you craved anything weird yet, like pickles and ice cream?" For some reason, every single person came up with that particular combination. What's more, they did it independently of each other!! No one suggested pickles and key lime pie, or ice cream with salad dressing. Every single person thought that the ideal pregnancy food was pickles and ice cream. Why??
I wonder, was there some famous movie where a pregnant woman came up with pickles and ice cream? Is there something intrinsic about our culture in which the combination of pickles and ice cream becomes a logical cuisine choice for the pregnant woman? In Italy, for example, would they put marinara sauce over tiramasu? Do pregnant French woman desire to drizzle onion soup over their chocolate mousse? Or is there something universal about pickles and ice cream?
This is a mystery that I intend to get to the bottom of. If anyone has any clues, please let me know.
p.s. The weirdest thing I have craved was ice cream and potato chips. For the briefest, and I mean briefest of moments, I contemplated crushing the potato chips and using them as a topping for the ice cream, but then my common sense took over. So I ate a handful of potato chips, and then had a dish of ice cream.
It was delicious.
Unfortunatley, I was out of pickles.
***Note: out of curiosity, I googled the phrase "pickles and ice cream" and here is what I came up with. Enjoy.
1. Pickles and Ice Cream: Maternity Clothes
2.Baby Shower Invitation
3.Pickles and Ice Cream: a Father's Guide to Pregnancy
I wonder, was there some famous movie where a pregnant woman came up with pickles and ice cream? Is there something intrinsic about our culture in which the combination of pickles and ice cream becomes a logical cuisine choice for the pregnant woman? In Italy, for example, would they put marinara sauce over tiramasu? Do pregnant French woman desire to drizzle onion soup over their chocolate mousse? Or is there something universal about pickles and ice cream?
This is a mystery that I intend to get to the bottom of. If anyone has any clues, please let me know.
p.s. The weirdest thing I have craved was ice cream and potato chips. For the briefest, and I mean briefest of moments, I contemplated crushing the potato chips and using them as a topping for the ice cream, but then my common sense took over. So I ate a handful of potato chips, and then had a dish of ice cream.
It was delicious.
Unfortunatley, I was out of pickles.
***Note: out of curiosity, I googled the phrase "pickles and ice cream" and here is what I came up with. Enjoy.
1. Pickles and Ice Cream: Maternity Clothes
2.Baby Shower Invitation
3.Pickles and Ice Cream: a Father's Guide to Pregnancy
1 comment:
Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving your embarrasing secret for me! :)
I don't remember having too many weird cravings while I was pregnant. But the weird thing is that I kinda have a craving for potato chips and ice cream right NOW and I'm not even pregnant. Though I'd also definitely eat them separately rather than doing the sprinkling thing.
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