Freestone Facts / How we make

 

We’re pretty picky about where we get our product to pickle.

We still follow the secret family recipes that we utilized to make Freestone Pickles over 100 years ago, and our thousands of loyal pickle-lovers wouldn’t have it any other way. While we’re happy to use technological advances to be efficient and enhance the precision of our pickling processes, we believe in doing things the old-fashioned way.

We receive our cucumbers fresh from the fields, and begin to process them immediately to lock in the “Freestone-fresh” flavor. The first thing we do is to inspect the pickles according to our long history of strict quality control. We then sort them by size, or “grade” them, so we’re sure we have just the size you’re looking for, from Large to Super Jumbo. Only the best, most tempting cucumbers are selected to go to the curing tanks. The cucumbers will soak in a salty brine solution in the tanks for as long as three months, slowly transforming into perfectly cured Freestone Pickles. After they’re processed, we inspect the pickles again before they’re packaged to ensure that you receive the best, tastiest product possible. Secret family brine formulations are added during packaging. These recipes give our products their distinct Freestone flavor. Like our Kosher Garlic, Hot, Dill and Sour or our new Chili Lime Pickles—with their through-and-through flavor.

Our methods may be time-consuming, but we know that the care we take in making our products comes through in their fresh, rich flavor. And, we know that Grandpa Freestone wouldn’t have it any other way!