Paul and Brittle Ben also do have a line of locally grown organic products, their company is called P&BB Sundries. All proceeds go to charity. We recently polished off a jar of their pickles but check out the fun story from the label. - JR

Get ready for Great Grandpa Klieb’s Spears of Genius!

Why are they called that you might ask. Well Ben and I certainly didn’t come up with it, and Great Grandpa Klieb certainly didn’t, so who gave these incredible pickles their legendary name? Believe it or not, it was one of the finest minds of all time, Nikola Tesla.

You see, many years ago, our Great Grandpa, Horrace Klieb lived in New York City. It was the late 1800’s quite a difference from the bustling metropolis we all know today. But while in Manhattan he worked at the Edison Machine Works, had come over from France where he met his lifelong best friend Nikola Tesla at the Continental Edison Company. They had bonded over their love of pigeons, even into their late ages they could be seen sitting with their beloved birds.

But what about the pickles?

As some of you may know, Tesla could not make it through a day without a meal from Delmonico’s, every night at 8:10 he would call the head server and tell him his order, then proceed directly to the restaurant, only allowing the head server to tend to him, and generally preferring to eat alone. Now being quite a particular man, he would accept no less from his meals, the steaks were the best in the city but Tesla always thought they were missing something. Then, one day, while Horrace and Tesla were toiling, our Great Grandpa cracked open one of the many jars he would carry with him. Grandpa was a bit particular as well, would only eat food he had prepared, and each ingredient was to be kept in a separate jar. In fact this is the very reason the two were never seen at Delmonico’s together. Anyway, Horrace had been crafting the perfect blend of spices for years, till he found a seasoned brine so exquisite that no cucumber ever lost it’s crunch, that each bite was a magnificent explosion of flavor, and as Tesla described them upon first taste, “these are spears of genius”. Now you may have trouble tracking one down, but at the time if you asked any head server at Delmonico’s, as Tesla’s plate was presented to him, he would take a breath, inhale the aromas, and then reach into his bag and take out a jar of our great grandpa’s pickles. No meal was complete without them.

So it is with great pleasure that we present one of Horrace’s crowning achievements, enjoyed by thousands, including one of the world’s greatest minds.

And who knows, maybe these pickles will spark a little something in you!

P&BB

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