Wait a second....

[kirisutogomen]

You can't pick pickled peppers. That does not make sense

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[algorithmancy.livejournal.com]

Perhaps he was (3b) selecting a peck of them, rather than gathering them by plucking (3a).

[jmandresen.livejournal.com]

I would also wager that one could, in Mother Goose Land, flood a pepper field with vinegar and keep the peppers submerged long enough to pickle.

[countertorque.livejournal.com]

Or picking them off of the shelf in the grocery store. Although, that would seriously alter the response to the ultimate question. You'd better be sure to list your assumptions when answering.