If you're a pickle lover, you're probably looking for any excuse to add one to your meal, whether it's a spear to accompany a lunchtime sandwich or stirring pickle relish into this deviled egg salad ...

Southern Living These are potent, yet amazingly smooth-tasting when you use good-quality tequila and orange liqueur and thoroughly shake the mixture with ice before pouring over ice cubes to serve.

Of course, not every brine is interchangeable, but McGreger notes that you can use sweet or bread-and-butter pickle brine ...