Pickle Power

At the beginning of the 2000 NFL season, in what was reputed to be one of the hottest games in the sport's history, the Philadephia Eagles beat the Dallas Cowboys.  The connection with Pickles?  Apparently the Eagles coaching staff attributed the win to drinking pickle juice to combat the heat.

Stranger still someone has now launched a product called 'pickle juice sport'... and got someone from the Dallas Cowboys (the losing side in the now infamous 'Pickle juice game') to endorse it.

Comments

[Jared]

I've heard the 'pickle juice conceals drugs' story before, but it doesn't actually seem to work.

According to the website you've got above, pickle juice has loads and loads of electrolytes. More than traditional sport drinks.

Also, some other sites cite it (like vinegar) as one of those weird things craved by pregnant women - and not a bad thing, either, as it's high in some of the weirder nutrients.

Frankly, just plain weird.

Anything that beats the Cowboys is good in my book.

[Jared]

I've heard the 'pickle juice conceals drugs' story before, but it doesn't actually seem to work.

According to the website you've got above, pickle juice has loads and loads of electrolytes. More than traditional sport drinks.

Also, some other sites cite it (like vinegar) as one of those weird things craved by pregnant women - and not a bad thing, either, as it's high in some of the weirder nutrients.

Frankly, just plain weird.

Anything that beats the Cowboys is good in my book.