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Danny Raskin
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Marcia Nodel
Marcia’s pickles have been
winning awards galore … and
now are also in other states …
Hereabouts, they’re in Kroger,
Plum Market, Papa Joe’s,
Market Square, Whole Foods,
etc. … Zingerman’s Deli in Ann
Arbor has them in jars on its
shelves and also available by
mail order … plus having her
Little Hotties (a bread and but-
ter pickle with habanero pep-
pers) on a sandwich along with
perhaps accompanying other
sandwiches.
Marcia still has a hobby, too
… She also makes delicious
Marcia’s Munchies jams … But
just for friends and family.
“I should have stayed with
photography,” says Marcia with
a smile. “Much easier physi-
cally, but I also love what I am
doing” … So do the people who
buy her goodie pickles!
“WE’RE CALLING IT a
merger,” says Sy Ginsberg
regarding the sale of Sy
Ginsberg Corned Beef and
United Meat & Deli. “However,
nothing has changed in terms
of our product, etc. I am still
there, as is my partner Scott
Mendelsohn. Grobbles, our
new associates, has been pro-
ducing corned beef since 1883.
“I am executive vice presi-
dent of the United Division,” Sy
continues.
“Their product would not be
found in the Jewish deli,” says
Back on 12th Street … a million
years ago, deli lady Mrs. Grunt
used to put her hand into a
barrel and pull out a pickle for
folks … This brought her much
neighborhood note … Sounds
icky today and, thankfully,
Marcia Nodel is a success story
among the many we could
count amid the more sanitary
ways of getting you a pickle …
Hers come in traditional glass
jars … as she makes huge waves
in the pickle business … and
has given up her pet photogra-
phy work.
But what the heck is Marcia
doing with pickles in the first
place? … Well, seems that 35
years ago, the very fine pet
photographer had a hobby
of making her own pickles
at home, calling them Sweet
‘n Sassy, and of sharing her
leisure pursuit love with pho-
tography of cats and dogs … A
few pickles here, a secret ambi-
tion and her life has changed
to another of those achieve-
ments of fairy tales-come-true
that folks like so much to hear
about.
Marcia’s one-time hobby has
today become big business
… with five styles of pickles
being co-packed in Hamtramck
for her rapid-rising Marcia’s
Pickled Munchies company
… Next month she expects to
move into her own processing
facility in Inkster.
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Sy. “It has the Irish style flavor.
Also, their forte has been main-
ly in supermarkets, while ours
is obviously the Jewish deli.
Now we’ve got both segments
of the market covered. We had
been struggling with space
issues necessitating the out-
sourcing of certain aspects of
production, which, of course, is
not very cost effective.
“Our flavor profile will
not change. This deal is nice
because nobody lost their job,
and we still are able to main-
tain relationships with our
customers. The Sy Ginsberg
Corned Beef name and good-
ness will remain as usual.”
FORMER DETROITER
now living in California, David
Sonne, again writes about so
many dining moments while
in Detroit … But to Dave, his
best recollections were not to
the many elegant and exotic
restaurants he later visited …
Years ago money was short,
recalls Dave, and he remem-
bers going to Lafayette and
American Coney Islands for
extra heavy loose hamburgers
at both places with oodles of
mustard and onions, and for a
hot dog thick with hamburger
topping … Also, Greene’s,
White Castle and Nelson’s for
those delicious little burg-
ers they served with sautéed
onions. Plus, all the wonder-
ful piled-high lean 65-cent
corned beef sandwiches at so
many delicatessens. Ted’s and
Howard Johnson’s for some
great clams. Frankenmuth for
the Family Style Massacre and
spilling an entire container of
Win Schuler’s Cheddar and a
bag of New Era potato chips all
over himself.
OLDIE BUT GOODIE …
Jake and his friend Izzy were
halfway through a round of golf
when a golf ball arrived from
out of nowhere and struck Jake
on the back of his head. “Oy!”
Jake cried out, rubbing the
back of his head.
Almost immediately, a
third golfer, Hymie, arrived to
apologize. But Jake would have
none of it. “You call yourself a
golfer?” yells Jake. “If I had my
way. I’d ban you from every golf
club. Do you see what you’ve
done to me? My head is bleed-
ing. I’m going to call my lawyer
as soon as I get to the club-
house and sue you!”
“But, but” says Hymie, “didn’t
you hear me? I yelled FORE.”
“OK,” says Jake. “I’ll take it!”
CONGRATS … To Sam
Essick on his birthday… To
Howard Small on his 18th
birthday … To Julia Simons on
her birthday … To Alice Krohn
on her birthday … To Mary
Baroff on her 96th birthday. •
Danny’s email address is
dannyraskin2132@gmail.com.
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