Comments on: Curing Black Olives

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 01:38:38 +0000

This is a great recipe, but has no proportions! How many lbs of olives per 5 gallon container, half filled w/ water with 26oz of salt? I would love to try, but don’t want to over-salt.
Thanks!

By: janet defaria

janet defaria — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:58:46 +0000

Can u use canned olives and cure?.
Absolutely no access to fresh olives
where I live.

By: Mary Jane

Mary Jane — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 17:28:12 +0000

When do you pick the olives? I have a friend with an olive tree grove and they are picking for olive oil this weekend. Is it too early to pick?

By: Jeanell

Jeanell — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 04:29:52 +0000

I have cured black olives for three years. I can’t do enough for my family. My son has too many friends he gives them to. I use the lye method. It works great for me. Thanks for this website.

By: Denise

Denise — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:29:12 +0000

I have 4 trees laden with large black olives I am going to try both recipes but after curing for 3 weeks can I bottle them or do I leave them in the brine and if so for how long

By: Velva

Velva — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:06:57 +0000

Wow! Curing your own California olives. I love it! What a great gift idea too.
I have no access to fresh grown olives but, if I did I would be following your directions. Thanks for sharing!

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:25:40 +0000

Joe, I’ve cured some Cali olives (cracked) and although patience is needed to leech out the bitterness…the result is well worth the wait. Enjoy your antipasti!

By: Claudia

Claudia — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:35:52 +0000

I am sitting here literally green with envy with what you are doing. This is fabulous, fantastic, far-out. (My teen age vernacular from the olden days – cannot bring myself to say “awesome.”) I eagerly await al forno….

By: The Food Hunter

The Food Hunter — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:51:30 +0000

I’ve always wanted to try this…thanks for the inspiration.

By: Marla

Marla — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:27:48 +0000

This is something I haven’t bothered to try yet, but your post makes me think perhaps it’s not such a bad thing to try. Definitely interested in the oven dried ones as I love them a lot. Did you post on the green ones? You’ve inspired me to try.