Are Pickles and Milk Really A Michigan Thing?

There are a lot of Michigan food traditions for Michiganders, but is eating pickles in milk one of them?

Michigan Food and Snack Traditions

Every state has food and snack traditions and Michigan is filled with them.

The photo above is only scratching the surface when it comes to food and snack traditions in Michigan. Paczki, Detroit-style Coney Island hot dog, Detroit-style pizza, pasties, Better Made potato chips, cherries, apples, Mackinac Island Fudge, wet burrito, Vernors, Faygo, blueberries, and so many more.

I don't know if cornbread in milk is a Michigan tradition, but I have enjoyed this delicious snack all my life. I couldn't find its origin but did find a couple of names for it. "Crumble-in" or "crumb-in" were the two official names for cornbread in a bowl of milk is given. The history behind crumble-in is that it was a way for families to stay fed during food shortages. This might be more of a Southern tradition since my parents are originally from Kentucky. Nevertheless, it's delicious and a great way to save leftover cornbread from going to waste.

Read More: What Do You Think Michigan's Favorite Snack Food Is?

I stumbled across an alleged Michigan tradition involving something else going into milk but I have never heard of this in all my years as a Michigander and I'm not alone.

Is Pickles in Milk a Michigan Food or Snack Tradition?

A lady by the name of Cindy Olivirea posted on the You Know You Are From Michigan Facebook page the above meme asking if anyone knew about this.

As you can see from the above Facebook thread, I'm not the only one who has never heard of pickles in milk in Michigan. Janis Polus is 83 has lived here her whole life, and has never heard of this being a Michigan thing.

I love how Carol Smith Biddix said, "Not in my Michigan." If you know differently you may want to jump in on the thread here and enlighten everyone or jump in for a few laughs from some pretty funny posts.