In this video I explain how to cure homegrown olives in a jar without any chemicals. We also touch on growing olives in a ...

If you have started growing your very own olive tree and know how to identify a good quality table olive, you could also look at starting your very own home ‘curing process’. Olives must be cured ...

(Editor’s Note: Methods for water-cured and dry salt cured olives follows this article.) CHICO — Don Landis is the Johnny Appleseed-type folk hero of home-cured olives in Northern California. A jar of ...

Though they’re grown on the west coast, raw olives are rarely found at produce markets. This is because you can’t pop them raw like candy: they’re filled with a supremely bitter substance called ...

If you have access to fresh olives, this simple brining technique will leave them ready-to-eat in a matter of weeks. Instructions: Make a brine by dissolving 1/4 cup salt in 2 1/2 cups water. Place ...

Consumers may be confused about the difference between oil-cured olives and those that are not oil-cured. Oil-cured olives are raw olives that are rubbed with salt. Over weeks or months, the salt ...