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Wow, that’s impressive. It looks almost ”divine” with that bright bit of sky.
Thanks to you both. It was a treat to get two photos I liked in one brief walk.Sooooo beautiful. It brings joy to the heart and the eyes.
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magnificent
Wow, that’s impressive. It looks almost ”divine” with that bright bit of sky.
Thanks to you both. It was a treat to get two photos I liked in one brief walk.Sooooo beautiful. It brings joy to the heart and the eyes.
This might be a basis for a good abstract. Just saying.
A real life abstract... love it!
Does seem like I'm out of ideas, right?...
Let's go with no theme...
Nice interpretation, I struggle with this kind of (a******t) concept.
That's what you keep saying..... but you've posted LOTS of great abstract and artistic stuff. Get out of your head. xo
What she said.
I never knew my grandfathers and my grandmothers never lived close. But if I had known them, you would have been my choice! I really envy your grandkids.
Wow, they look good. Yes, I’ve got a book about olives and it includes how to make them edible. When I look at the ingredients I wonder why I eat them at all. The curing stuff is evil. It would be easier to make olive oil.My sister has olive trees just outside her little complex and I decided I hadn’t had a good look at them. Boy do they have olives! I was wondering if we should try and use them but the curing process seems quite long and involved.
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So you don't just pull them off the tree and eat them?Wow, they look good. Yes, I’ve got a book about olives and it includes how to make them edible. When I look at the ingredients I wonder why I eat them at all. The curing stuff is evil. It would be easier to make olive oil.
Well, if you did you’d be spitting them out really quickly. They taste disgusting straight off the tree. They have to go through days of processing before they’re even remotely edible. They soak in this stuff called Lye, which is also used to make soap. It’s disgusting stuff and, I think, caustic because it breaks down cell membranes (I think - don’t quote me).So you don't just pull them off the tree and eat them?
Everyday's an edukayshun. Oh and the green and black, while we are at it, are they different varieties or just at different stages of ripeness?Well, if you did you’d be spitting them out really quickly. They taste disgusting straight off the tree. They have to go through days of processing before they’re even remotely edible. They soak in this stuff called Lye, which is also used to make soap. It’s disgusting stuff and, I think, caustic because it breaks down cell membranes (I think - don’t quote me).
Different stages of ripeness, although there are loads of different varieties of olive. One thing to note is that Italy doesn’t produce enough olive oil for it’s population, so they have to import olives from other countries and then they label it as Italian because it’s made in Italy and then they export it. If you want to buy oil from the country that grows and makes it, Spanish olive oil is the one to go for. Btw, I‘m not getting royalties.Everyday's an edukayshun. Oh and the green and black, while we are at it, are they different varieties or just at different stages of ripeness?
Nice abstract table cloth! And it has flowers and leaves.....that might go well in the current Appstract Challenge here.
That’s what I said, sort of.Nice abstract table cloth! And it has flowers and leaves.....that might go well in the current Appstract Challenge here.
Definitely caustic. People sometimes use it to clean drains, although it's hard on the pipes. There are ways to cure olives without lye, though.They soak in this stuff called Lye, which is also used to make soap. It’s disgusting stuff and, I think, caustic because it breaks down cell membranes (I think - don’t quote me).
Maybe Ann could try one of those recipes - but not the water one, because that will only work on green olives. Certainly the recipe using lye is quicker to produce edible olives, but ...Definitely caustic. People sometimes use it to clean drains, although it's hard on the pipes. There are ways to cure olives without lye, though.
4 Ways to Cure Olives - wikiHow
Curing olives is an ancient process that turns the naturally bitter fruit into a deliciously salty, tart snack. Choose a curing method that works best for the type of olive you have. Water curing, brining, dry curing and lye curing each...www.wikihow.com
Cure Your Own Olives (without lye)
By Nancy Gaifyllia, With the exception of Throubes (an olive from the island of Thassos that’s picked when fully mature), olives straight off the tree are hard and bitter. Curing is what remo…www.olives101.com
WHAT?!?! How did I not know that? I love olives, but I don’t think I’ll be eating them any more.They soak in this stuff called Lye
A bit harsh Catherine, the Mediterranean peoples have eaten them for centuries surely and they have one of the best diets.WHAT?!?! How did I not know that? I love olives, but I don’t think I’ll be eating them any more.
Well, they get washed and washed so that the lye is removed, so I think they’re okay to eat.WHAT?!?! How did I not know that? I love olives, but I don’t think I’ll be eating them any more.
That’s good to know... but I can see it being difficult to determine how the olives have been cured (especially those in the salad bar area of grocery stores.*)Definitely caustic. People sometimes use it to clean drains, although it's hard on the pipes. There are ways to cure olives without lye, though.
4 Ways to Cure Olives - wikiHow
Curing olives is an ancient process that turns the naturally bitter fruit into a deliciously salty, tart snack. Choose a curing method that works best for the type of olive you have. Water curing, brining, dry curing and lye curing each...www.wikihow.com
Cure Your Own Olives (without lye)
By Nancy Gaifyllia, With the exception of Throubes (an olive from the island of Thassos that’s picked when fully mature), olives straight off the tree are hard and bitter. Curing is what remo…www.olives101.com