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Foraging Olive
Street-tree olives are edible ONLY after curing — raw they're brutally bitter.
Ripe: October–DecemberPeak: NovemberEat the: Fruit (cure first)
What to do with it
- Must be cured first — never raw
- Brine-cure for the table
- Press for oil (in quantity)
Ways to keep it
- Brine-cure / ferment for the table
- Salt-cure (dry)
- Press for oil
About Olive
Olea europaea is the tree species that includes the cultivated olive, and five other subspecies. Some of the subspecies are polyploid.
From Wikipedia.
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