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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #17295 on: February 25, 2015, 07:06:09 am »
Enjoy your time traveling with DH Michele. ;D
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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #17296 on: February 26, 2015, 11:09:33 am »
We picked the olives from our tree today. Last year we got 11 olives. This year we got 4 large buckets full.
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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #17297 on: February 26, 2015, 12:25:30 pm »
thats fantastic cookie, you must be stoked!
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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #17298 on: February 26, 2015, 01:00:31 pm »
Great lot of olives Cookie!
I've had 2 GK's for the whole day, 2 & 4. Just got back from DD after dropping them home. I'm exhausted, the humidity today didn't help.
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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #17299 on: February 26, 2015, 01:34:47 pm »
DH started processing the olives tonight.
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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #17300 on: February 26, 2015, 01:35:04 pm »
Quote from: cookie1 on February 26, 2015, 11:09:33 am
We picked the olives from our tree today. Last year we got 11 olives. This year we got 4 large buckets full.
Fantastic Cookie. ;D

Quote from: Katj on February 26, 2015, 01:00:31 pm
Great lot of olives Cookie!
I've had 2 GK's for the whole day, 2 & 4. Just got back from DD after dropping them home. I'm exhausted, the humidity today didn't help.
I hope you got to put your feet up now Katj.
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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #17301 on: February 26, 2015, 10:59:59 pm »
Grand-children do tire us out Katj - they know how to make us feel old unfortunately.

What is DH doing with the olives cookie, I don't eat them so have no idea what you do with them straight off the tree.
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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #17302 on: February 26, 2015, 11:40:34 pm »
I love home made olives. What sort are they?

Where is BZB? Busy no doubt.

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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #17303 on: February 27, 2015, 01:53:26 am »
I have 10 olives on my little tree this year so,hopefully I will get a couple of buckets next year.
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« Reply #17304 on: February 27, 2015, 05:21:04 am »
The olives are UC ???  Big ones like Kalamata. They have to be treated to reduce all the bitterness in them. Then soaked and eventually pickled.
We soak them in a Caustic Soda solution for a certain time. Then wash thoroughly and soak in water for a certain number of days. Repeat this and ultimately put them in a vinegar/ water solution with flavourings. We use garlic and chilli mostly.
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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #17305 on: February 27, 2015, 05:27:25 am »
Today our baby left, we thought we had him until the end of March but not to be.  They found a long term carer close to his home area. Feeling happy for him but sad, from planning for 6 weeks to only having him for one. He was 9 months old and not sitting when he arrived and in just a week he was sitting for 30 sec and balancing himself.  Best sleeper I have ever had, 12 hour nights. So what have I been doing, lots of washing.
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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #17306 on: February 27, 2015, 06:19:41 am »
So sad for you. Can I take his place?

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« Reply #17307 on: February 27, 2015, 06:20:50 am »
Quote from: cookie1 on February 27, 2015, 05:21:04 am
The olives are UC ???  Big ones like Kalamata. They have to be treated to reduce all the bitterness in them. Then soaked and eventually pickled.
We soak them in a Caustic Soda solution for a certain time. Then wash thoroughly and soak in water for a certain number of days. Repeat this and ultimately put them in a vinegar/ water solution with flavourings. We use garlic and chilli mostly.

I would love to do that. Love the process . Packing up my distillery for sale I think. No time to brew these days.

Gert
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Gretchen in Cairns, Australia

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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #17308 on: February 27, 2015, 12:02:58 pm »
Gert, that is no good about the distillery.

If I remember I will bring some processed olives over in October, then we can all taste them.
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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #17309 on: February 27, 2015, 12:28:14 pm »
Probably a good thing anyway cookie as I am a known pisspot! LOL?

Yes please I would love to taste your olive brew

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