RE: : Don where did you go? Olive trees-Italy

[Guest guest]

I am not certain yet, Gayla. I know that I can buy olives here that are

cured and are not salty in the least. Maybe they are sun dried (like

tomatoes). I have to do more checking on this but the idea truly appeals

to me.

Don

Gayla wrote:

> /Don, how do you cure olives without salt?/

> Gayla

> Always Enough Ranch

> Acampo, California

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>

[Guest guest]

It certainly appeals to me too. Please let us know if you find out how to do

it.

Gayla

Always Enough Ranch

Acampo, California

http://bouncinghoofs.com/alwaysenough.html

Bill Barnhill is our Rainbow Example!

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----- Original Message -----

From: " Don Eitner " <mysticalherbalist@...>

<health >

Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 10:17 PM

Subject: Re: : Don where did you go? Olive

trees-Italy

>I am not certain yet, Gayla. I know that I can buy olives here that are

> cured and are not salty in the least. Maybe they are sun dried (like

> tomatoes). I have to do more checking on this but the idea truly appeals

> to me.

>

> Don

>

> Gayla wrote:

>> /Don, how do you cure olives without salt?/

>> Gayla

>> Always Enough Ranch

>> Acampo, California

>> http://bouncinghoofs.com/alwaysenough.html

>> Bill Barnhill is our Rainbow Example!

>> aeranch@... <mailto:aeranch@...>

>>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Olives can be cured in oil, lye, water,

dry, or brine (salt solution). I prefer oil cured myself.

Janet

From: health [mailto:health ] On Behalf Of Gayla

Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006

10:45 AM

health

Subject: Re: :

Don where did you go? Olive trees-Italy

Don, how do you cure

olives without salt?

Gayla

Always Enough Ranch

Acampo, California

http://bouncinghoofs.com/alwaysenough.html

Bill Barnhill is our Rainbow Example!

aeranchgmail

[Guest guest]

Janet, do you have a recipe for oil cured olives?

I have used lye and salt methods in the past.

Gayla Always Enough RanchAcampo, Californiahttp://bouncinghoofs.com/alwaysenough.htmlBill Barnhill is our Rainbow Example!aeranch@...

----- Original Message -----

From: Janet Hamilton

health

Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 11:45 AM

Subject: RE: : Don where did you go? Olive trees-Italy

Olives can be cured in oil, lye, water, dry, or brine (salt solution). I prefer oil cured myself.

Janet

From: health [mailto:health ] On Behalf Of Gayla Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 10:45 AMhealth Subject: Re: : Don where did you go? Olive trees-Italy

Don, how do you cure olives without salt?

Gayla Always Enough RanchAcampo, Californiahttp://bouncinghoofs.com/alwaysenough.htmlBill Barnhill is our Rainbow Example!aeranchgmail

[Guest guest]

I found this recipe on about.com. You will note

there is some salt in this process, but I think that is necessary to leech the

bitterness out of the olive. After that process you rinse most of the salt off

and marinate them. I’m afraid I don’t have the recipe my dad and

his brothers used on our olives growing up (if they ever even wrote it down).

My kids and I love olives, but it’s hard to find good ones anymore

without paying a bundle.

Janet

Greek-Style Ripe

Olives

The Author says:

For this recipe, choose olives that are red to dark red. Slash each olive

deeply on one side using a very sharp knife to reduce bruising. Place olives in

a large stoneware, earthenware, glass, or porcelain container. Make a solution

of 4 tablespoons salt dissolved in 1 quart water, and pour enough over the

olives to cover; then weight the olives with a piece of wood or a plastic bag

filled with water so that all of them are completely submerged. Store in a cool

place, changing the solution once a week for three weeks. If a scum forms on

the surface during that time, disregard it until it is time to change the

brine; then rinse the olives with fresh water before covering with brine again.

The scum is harmless. At the end of three weeks, taste one of the largest

olives. If it is only slightly bitter (these olives should be left with a bit

of a tang), pour off the brine and rinse the olives. If the olives are too

bitter to be put in the marinade, rebrine and soak for another week; then rinse

and marinate. Then marinate them with the proper amount of liquid to cover in a

marinade made according to these proportions:

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups white wine vinegar

1 tablespoon salt dissolved in 2 cups water

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

3 lemon wedges

2 cloves garlic

Olive oil

Instructions

Float enough olive oil to form a l/4-inch layer on top of the marinating

olives. The olives will be ready to eat after sitting in the marinade for just

a few days. Store, still in the marinade, in a cool pantry, or in the

refrigerator. If kept too long, the lemon and vinegar flavors will

predominateÑso eat these within a month after they are ready.

Credits

From: The Feast of the Olive by Maggie Blyth Klein (Aris Books)

From: health [mailto:health ] On Behalf Of Gayla

Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006

11:45 AM

health

Subject: Re: :

Don where did you go? Olive trees-Italy

Janet, do you have a

recipe for oil cured olives?

I have used lye and salt

methods in the past.

Gayla

Always Enough Ranch

Acampo, California

http://bouncinghoofs.com/alwaysenough.html

Bill Barnhill is our Rainbow Example!

aeranchgmail

----- Original Message -----

From: Janet

Hamilton

health

Sent: Friday, August 18,

2006 11:45 AM

Subject: RE: :

Don where did you go? Olive trees-Italy

Olives can be cured in oil, lye, water, dry, or brine (salt

solution). I prefer oil cured myself.

Janet

From: health

[mailto:health ]

On Behalf Of Gayla

Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006

10:45 AM

health

Subject: Re: :

Don where did you go? Olive trees-Italy

Don, how do you cure olives without salt?

Gayla

Always Enough Ranch

Acampo, California

http://bouncinghoofs.com/alwaysenough.html

Bill Barnhill is our Rainbow Example!

aeranchgmail