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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Almost a century ago, the City of Mansfield was the |
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birthplace of Best Maid Products, and the company's subsequent |
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success as a manufacturer of pickles has inspired area residents to |
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make the vinegary vegetable the centerpiece of a beloved annual |
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celebration; and |
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WHEREAS, Best Maid pickles originated in the kitchen of |
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Mildred and Jessie Otis Dalton, who lived in a small stone house in |
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Mansfield; Mrs. Dalton's homemade pies, mayonnaise, sandwich |
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spread, and pickles were popular with the customers in her |
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husband's grocery, and in 1926, they founded the Best Maid company; |
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the brand went on to be enormously successful, and today it is best |
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known for its pickles and dressings; it processes 50 to 60 million |
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pounds of cucumbers every year and sells 100 different items under |
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the Best Maid and Del-Dixi brands; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 2012, Mansfield has celebrated its fame as the |
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birthplace of this pickle empire by staging the World's Only |
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St. Paddy's Pickle Parade and Palooza every March, to coincide with |
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St. Patrick's Day; this festive event has grown to attract tens of |
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thousands of visitors each year, and it features a parade, retail |
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and food vendors, musical performances, and three fun runs, as well |
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as pickle-eating and pickle-juice-drinking competitions; and |
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WHEREAS, The Pickle Parade and Palooza highlights the |
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community's hometown pride and its healthy sense of fun, and the |
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citizens of Mansfield may indeed savor their association with this |
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iconic Texas treasure; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby redesignate Mansfield as the official Pickle Capital of |
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Texas; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section |
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391.003(e), Government Code, this designation remain in effect |
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until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is finally |
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passed by the legislature. |