Versatility

I know it's off-center. It makes the composition better technically.  So there.

I know what you're probably thinking, "Sara, whatever would possess you to post a picture of a jar of pickles?"

I'm glad you hypothetically asked that. First, take another look. Yes, it's a pickle jar, but it's not a jar of pickles. Well, mostly. There is a pickle down at the bottom.

Here's the deal: you finish a jar of pickles and you're left with this jar full of pickle juice, which most people toss out. Such a waste. Instead, buy some cucumbers, slice 'em up, put them in the jar, and swish them up a bit. Ta-da! Instant pseudo-pickles. 

Really, I don't know why more people don't do this. Or maybe they do and I'm just the last one to hear about it.

Anyway, I say pseudo-pickles because the cucumbers don't get fully pickled (fermenting? is that what pickling does? Sorry, I've completely had a brain lapse of my Food Science class right now). I suppose they could if you leave them in the juice long enough, but I typically go through these in a couple days, so they're still basically marinated cucumbers.

Other things you may or may not want to know:

• The big reason why I like this idea is because I really like bread and butter pickles. A harder flavor to do on your own, and kinda expensive to be buying jar after jar. Über cheap alternative.
• As aforementioned, the cucumbers basically just get marinated. It makes me feel like I'm eating a tad healthier snacking on them than on legitimate, vinegar-altered pickles. (Right? Isn't vinegar a main component?) Please note, I did say feel.
• One jar will last me about 2-3 decent-sized cucumbers before the pickle juice gets diluted from the cucumber juices. Not a bad deal, I'd say.

As for my title, I'm talking about the jar of pickles, of course. Reuse the juice, reuse the jar. I don't think I need to start talking about the numerous uses of jars. And also versatility in the sense of the word "pickle." It's a verb, two different nouns ("Have a pickle!" or "I'm in a pickle."), an adjective (well, pickled). See? Versatile.