Posted on 10/14/2011 3:49:19 PM PDT by FoxPro
I apologize for the vanity posting, but I am at the end of my rope on this. And that leads me to ask this question to the smartest people in the world, the people that read and post articles to the Free Republic website.
You cant buy fresh "off the tree" olives anywhere, that I can find, in California. And they are everywhere. I was up in Napa and Sonoma Valley last week, and there are olive trees everywhere. We drove all over the place, to every produce stand we could find. Nobody sells uncured olives.
The thing is, I have done just about everything, with food. I have cured my own sauerkraut, for instance (with caraway seeds). But I have never cured olives, and I am keen to do so.
So if anybody can explain to me, why, in a place where olive trees are legion, I cant actually get my hands on some fresh ones, I would really appreciate it.
Does anybody know where I can buy uncured olives in the northern or greater Los Angeles area, I would really appreciate it.
Thanks Foxpro
Thank you - I needed a laugh after a tough week.
I’m here all week. Remember to tip your waitress. ;o)
Menifee, which may be too far for you. 30 miles south of Riverside. No olives this time of year.
“a man plants grapes for his children, but he plants olives for his grandchildren”....somebody says...
I heard somewhere or read somewhere that we Americans use olives entirely different than the people in Italy....there, they use olives and olive oil as an ingredient to be added to other dishes....here, we eat them as an extra.....
I tried making my own saurerkraut in a crock...once...and once I acutally pickled pigs feet....I’ve also cut up woodchuck and served it in a rice dish for my inlaws...of course, I didn’t tell them that I did that....lol...
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I bet you told them it was chicken.
“Can’t you just pick them off of a tree and eat them?”
Sure, if you want to get sick and possibly die. Olives must be cured before you eat them. Also, it helps to have the pit/seed removed before eating. You can shatter your teeth biting into an olive that still has the pit inside.
Well, that’s the pits.
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