{"id":642,"date":"2008-08-20T12:40:48","date_gmt":"2008-08-20T10:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.radioislam.org.za\/wordpress\/2008\/08\/20\/branch-out-with-olives\/"},"modified":"2008-08-20T12:40:48","modified_gmt":"2008-08-20T10:40:48","slug":"branch-out-with-olives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/branch-out-with-olives\/","title":{"rendered":"Branch out with Olives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial;\">&nbsp;<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial;\">Curing the Fruits:<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial;\">A vital 1st step as the soaking leaches the bitterness from the fruit.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial;\">Green Olives:<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><st1:State w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial;\">Wash<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><span style=\"font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial;\"> the fruit place it an earthenware, enamel or plastic container. Whack the fruit with a mallet or rolling pin or cut a cross in the base of the fruit with a sharp knife. Plunge into basin with cold water. Each day drain with cold water. After a couple of days, taste the fruit. If still bitter, continue to process until most of the bitterness is gone.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial;\">Ripe olives:<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial;\">When using riper fruit, which are purple or black, layer them with coarse salt in large container. Leave for 5 to 6 days, pouring of any liquid that collects around the olives. Rinse well and soak for 3 days in cold water, changing the water each day.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.5pt; font-family: Arial;\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Curing the Fruits: &nbsp; A vital 1st step as the soaking leaches the bitterness from the fruit. &nbsp; Green Olives: Wash the fruit place it an earthenware, enamel or plastic container. 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