Are kosher pickles really Kosher? and why?

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Originally uploaded by wayfarer.

I've always wondered why some pickles say kosher on them but it never really inspired me to look into it - it just remained a musing. Well DH bought pickles the last time and stood in the pickle aisle a while (hey that rhymed) and wondered the same thing and had a hard time picking out pickles. So if you are in a pickle (te he he) about pickles being Kosher, here's your answer - they are

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