When you finish a jar of olives, your instinct may be to dump out the remaining liquid inside and throw away the container.

I'd buy the Mt. Olive pickles again for the sake of nostalgia. I took home a 24-ounce jar of Mt. Olive dill-pickle spears that was on sale for $4 (about $2 off the supermarket's usual price).

A scattering of olives here, a spoonful of capers there and a dollop of pickle now and again means you’re inevitably left with open jars lining your fridge shelves. To make the most of them ...