“Home-cured olives are as basic to Middle Eastern meals as bread,” says May Bsisu, a cooking teacher and cookbook author (“The Arab Table”), who grew up in Jordan but lives in Cincinnati.

A jar of home-cured olives at a potluck dinner intrigued Landis 10 or 12 years ago, as they “disappeared at the speed of light,” and distilled […] Skip to content. All Sections.

Most Spanish table olives are cured at least in part with lye, but their process is far different than that used in to make the hideous Lindsay olive. I am modifying a method I found in an ...

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 ...

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CHICO — Don Landis is the Johnny Appleseed-type folk hero of home-cured olives in Northern California. A jar of home-cured olives at a potluck dinner intrigued Landis 10 or 12 years ago, as they ...