Phy.org - Science: Educational Resources: Experiments: Glowing Pickles

Glowing Pickle - Two enhancements to the standard demonstration apparatus: using a ground fault interrupt (GFI) to reduce the risk of electrocuting the demonstrator, and using potassium chloride (a dietary salt substitute) to produce a pink glow rather than the traditional sodium yellow. Also discusses the mechanism of the single-ended glow.
Glowing Pickle - Short description of the science demonstration, with annotated bibliography of print references. From the Simon Fraser University Physics Department lecture demonstration index, classification PIRA 5D30.30.
Shady Hollow - Details how to build a glowing/flaming Pickle. Includes photos of the apparatus using heavy-gauge wire and glass jars as insulators, and a plugged-in pickle glowing only at one end.
The Electric Pickle as Will and Idea - Philosophical discussion of the meaning of the experiment, and multimedia files (.AVI, .MOV, .WAV) of the results.

Media publications

Journal of Chemical Education: Glowing Veggies - Abstract of article extending prior work on glowing vegetables to non-sodium ions. Intended as an aid to science classroom demonstrations. (Published 1996-05-01 00:00:00)
Journal of Chemical Education: The Incredible "Glowing" Pickle and Onion and Potato and... - Abstract of article on electrical conductivity in foods. Intended as an aid to science classroom demonstrations. (Published 1996-05-01 00:00:00)
Net4TV Voice: Surfari: Electric Pickles - A personal anecdote from Mr. Wizard's housekeeper, with reviews and descriptions of many sites describing the glowing pickle trick. (Published 2001-01-14 00:00:00)
X Magazine: Please Pass the Science - Reader feedback with a list of precautions to be taken when electrocuting pickles, of more humorous than practical value. (Published 1999-03-18 00:00:00)
X Magazine: Please Pass the Science - The Glowing Pickle: Born of Boredom. Essay on discoveries made by bored scientists, from Post-It Notes to pickle-based sodium arc lights. (Published 1992-06-01 00:00:00)