Pickle Guys Now Grinding Horseradish for Passover
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Passover falls really early this year, the first night being next Monday. And what Seder would be complete without the requisite jug of spicy-as-hell horseradish? Assuming its annual role, the Pickle Guys are grinding fresh horseradish root for the holiday just outside its 49 Essex Street HQ. The dude tasked with the duty wears his gas mask, as per usual, still an attraction for shutterbugs.
The tear-inducing fun began last Sunday and will continue through early next week.
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