Tag Archives: salting olives

Early days in this year’s olive production

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Tasmanian Traveller

Once again I have been blessed with the gift of a windfall of early season ripe olives. Long term blog followers may remember my experiments with brining and salting fresh olives over time. You can read past reports here and … Continue reading →

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Olives into their jars for a two year rest

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

On the 6th July (refer RTBG and olives) I tipped a pile of black olives into a pillow case, poured in a lot of salt, massaged it then hung the load underneath my house. On the 26 August, 51 days … Continue reading →

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Preparation of olives in a jar

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

Last week my blog post showed me bagging up olives with salt and hanging them beneath my house. C has sent photos and an explanation of her method for preparing olives to eat. ‘Here are my experiments with olives I … Continue reading →

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RTBG and olives

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Tasmanian Traveller

A have a tiny bit of experience in preparing a handful of olives to eat after last year’s harvest in the Food Garden of the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens (RTBG) – refer here. Recently I was excited when a new … Continue reading →

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