Ocotillo
09-09-2010, 03:10 AM
Well, since olives are great to satisfy those "munchies", especially when medicated to stimulate appetite, this could be indirectly topical. Olives are very healthy too.
Anyone have or know a cure for olives, particularly the ripe black salty shriveled up ones? Some cure dry in salt, others with lye- and that's no lie! Either way it seems to require water leeching/soaking and lots AND LOTS of water changes. I don't know much, but I do know that.
Most folks don't know, you can't just pick an olive and eat it. They are terribly bitter and even have a poison to protect the fruit from insects, birds, and critters.
Here is an interesting page or two:
Olive Curing Recipes (http://www.beadcreation.com/homemade_olives_raw_olive_curing_curing_olives_oli ve_recipies_curring_recipies.htm)
and
http://groups.ucanr.org/healthyfuture/files/79754.pdf
Anyone have or know a cure for olives, particularly the ripe black salty shriveled up ones? Some cure dry in salt, others with lye- and that's no lie! Either way it seems to require water leeching/soaking and lots AND LOTS of water changes. I don't know much, but I do know that.
Most folks don't know, you can't just pick an olive and eat it. They are terribly bitter and even have a poison to protect the fruit from insects, birds, and critters.
Here is an interesting page or two:
Olive Curing Recipes (http://www.beadcreation.com/homemade_olives_raw_olive_curing_curing_olives_oli ve_recipies_curring_recipies.htm)
and
http://groups.ucanr.org/healthyfuture/files/79754.pdf