Bottling your own olives?

vikkicm


Joined: 17/05/2011
Posts: 158

Message Posted:
30/06/2011 11:47

I think, I remember, seeing last year, there is somewhere to take the olives, from your own tree, have them bottled, and labelled as your own... can anyone shed any light on this for me?

BeeKeeper


Joined: 29/09/2009
Posts: 137

Message Posted:
30/06/2011 17:24

I know the Olive Oil factory in Karsayaka will turn your olives into olive oil for you.



Not sure if they will cure them and put them into jars, but it would be a good place to ask.

Ridle


Joined: 01/01/2009
Posts: 144

Message Posted:
30/06/2011 21:10

The olive oil factory will not bottle them for you.



Do you want green olives or black olives? there is a different process for this.



Lucia can help you with each process & advice with harvesting. 0542 8839823

andre514


Joined: 05/10/2010
Posts: 763

Message Posted:
01/07/2011 02:00

there is lots of advice on the net for preserving olives



I know for the black, available november-december,

the bitterness must be reduced by soaking in brine for the requisite periods

with a vertical slash along the side to let it seep away



apparently in cyprus they just leave them in salt for a week

so they are still very bitter

but following an easy net recipe our olives have kept well and sweetened

further over time



the economics of preserving them in olive oil seems far too extravagant