A sliced tomato pickle and a process for making such pickles. The tomato
pickles of the invention are intended for use as a sandwich condiment
item possessing a unique size and taste. The preparation of the pickles
does not differ to any large degree from a standard pickling process,
although various spice blends utilized do offer several definitive flavor
variations. The tomato pickles of the invention are to be marketed to the
fast food/deli industry as well as home consumption, and will create a
distinctive flavor combination of a tomato and a pickle with an optimum
size ideal for sandwich applications.