Brining Olives

[barefootfarmer]

That's right- I'm getting ready to brine 17lbs of green olives! I've been holding on to these pint and a half jars for several years and finally found something to put in them, ha ha.  Well, I did can asparagus once (yuck!) and I have canned sauce in them. But- olives!? Oh boy.

Anyone else make olives? Wiki had 4 ways to preserve them. I went with the one where you make a brine, cover the olives for a week. Then drain, make a stronger brine, and cover for another 7 weeks or so. Can't wait to see how they turn out. I kind of want to try the mission olives later in the year. Our family loves snacking on olives. Would really like to make some with jalapenos...

[gracielagata]

Where the heck did you get raw olives for it!?

[spacecase0]

raw olives come from olive trees,
at least they are not to hard for me to find

I was going to brine some olives as well,
but want to sprout the seeds
so not sure I should brine them when I want new trees

[gracielagata]

Oh I get that they come from trees. I just didn't know that eating olives grew much in the states, except maybe in CA?

[barefootfarmer]

gracielagata yes, we got them from CA. Chaffin Orchards. They have lemons, too. But I was kind of wondering if I'd be able to successfully grow some olive trees over here...I have almond trees in my orchard.