@felixthehat has movedNew greeknotes! Infernal winds fuel infernos, protesting for palestine, and some excellent personal news. Also a request for help turning tree olives into edible olives, any tips?
AxWax@felixthehat A little while ago I wrote down some notes for the first part of processing olives, although I never got round to penning an actual pickling recipe:
https://chaos.social/@axwax/113499053108946705
Feel free to ask about details/clarification...
cc: @bittersweetdb
AxWax (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image To answer @[email protected]'s questions about how to pickle #olives (see https://mastodon.online/@keefmarshall/113498139217112928 ), here's a quick thread: Before actually pickling the olives you will need to remove their bitter compounds. For this you will need: - gloves (as olive juices can stain your hands for days) - a bucket - a chopping board and sharp knife or (if you're a traditionalist) - a wood stump and a small block of wood that fits into your hand ... š§µ1/x #Pickling #Preserving #OliveHarvest
@axwax @bittersweetdb Iiiiiinteresting! OK I can pick, squash and dunk some olives. How do you know when they are ripe for picking, and yes, interested in the pickling bit too.
Thanks!!
It depends how ripe you like your olives - the earlier the more bitter they will be and the riper the softer they are with more oil content.
We tend to pick ours from late October / early November for green ones, but personally I prefer them when they turn purple (think Kalamata olives), which is usually a few weeks later, and proper ripe black ones, which will be some time in December. (these are the times for southern Spain, but I assume it'll be similar for you)
@axwax @bittersweetdb ah thanks! ok. maybe i'll try some of each colourā¦ I've set a reminder for late oct, but if you remember to let me know when you pick yours I can try and follow your olive journey!