We got into Clarksdale for lunch, and wanted to go to Big Jim’s, but they looked closed.
Both Big Jim’s and the Double Quick across the street serve Kool-Aid pickles, also known as Koolickles. They’re made by emptying a pickle jar of at least half the pickle juice and replacing it with Kool-Aid:
They get this bright-red color:
It’s a really strange taste. It’s one of those things where you think it’s nasty at first, but as you have more of it, you really start to like it. I guess it’s like when you have your first Coke and it tastes a little weird but then you’re totally hooked…
Well, one Koolickle wasn’t really a proper lunch, so we went to Hick’s “World Famous” Hot Tamales:
…and got a half-dozen to share:
Yum! They’re all-beef and taste a little like chili on the inside. I think these might be my favorite tamales ever…