tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post1209040876617544167..comments2024-03-28T04:07:58.140-07:00Comments on Fiction and Film: O is for...OlivesKate Larkindalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06202347563426692610noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post-87074630104719736722012-04-17T14:41:17.923-07:002012-04-17T14:41:17.923-07:00Mmmmmm, olives! I love every single kind. Ever had...Mmmmmm, olives! I love every single kind. Ever had olive bread? or those bright green Italian olives? Or the red ones? In fact, I've always looked at martinis as just a fun way to eat more olives.Alison DeLucahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06979026382091362305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post-31681939813471959332012-04-17T07:11:10.709-07:002012-04-17T07:11:10.709-07:00I love olives. I use to go through a can a day wh...I love olives. I use to go through a can a day when I was a kid. Yeah, gross, I know. <br /><br />My boyfriend hates them and will refuse to kiss me if I've been eating them. <br /><br />As for their history, I don't know. I guess when you're starving, you'll eat anything. A lot of agriculture and crop development was likely the result of many years of experimentation. Maybe they pickled olives in the hope they would last longer, and discovered the process made them taste a lot better. And I'm guessing they tried to get oil out of anything and everything back then.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09247707812061900770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post-18800471837478975562012-04-16T19:52:08.962-07:002012-04-16T19:52:08.962-07:00All I know is that my life would be a sad, sad pla...All I know is that my life would be a sad, sad place without them...Jolene Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14809468564016928636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post-90334487934937938262012-04-16T19:24:21.259-07:002012-04-16T19:24:21.259-07:00I've asked myself this exact question! And no,...I've asked myself this exact question! And no, no idea how people figured this one out.Iliadfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09493266923216940390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post-21388811987509340782012-04-16T15:06:07.452-07:002012-04-16T15:06:07.452-07:00OMG, I'm actually salivating a bit thinking of...OMG, I'm actually salivating a bit thinking of kalamata olives on this "Greek Pitza" I make. Soooooooo good.Jaycee DeLorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08796587039929398655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post-26621799562300639852012-04-16T15:00:28.418-07:002012-04-16T15:00:28.418-07:00Interesting question, but sorry, i don't have ...Interesting question, but sorry, i don't have an answer, either. I do remember from a visit to Cyprus that the olive trees were pretty much 'sacred' to their owners and it is a huge crime if you touch even one olive on a tree that doesn't belong to you.Sherry Gloaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03143365764333974956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7363187649278189370.post-30838285991889959982012-04-16T14:14:46.774-07:002012-04-16T14:14:46.774-07:00I don't know anything about how olives became ...I don't know anything about how olives became food, though I love considering questions like that. Like how did someone come up with using yeast to make bread rise?<br /><br />But I love good Kalmata olives. There's a kind I get that are marinated in redwine and Italian spices, but now I'm going to see if I can find a lemon and chili kind. That sounds good.Loralie Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07134452749240292803noreply@blogger.com