How to cure you own olives

This article is about making your own delicious water cured olives at home

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• olives off a tree, hand picked
• bowl
• 5 gallon bucket
• tap water
• knife
• drying board
• wax paper
• strainer
• herbs
• sea salt or rock salt
• garlic
• dry storage container

1. You will need to pick ripe olives from a tree, green or black.

2. Then take a seat because you'll be making an insiscion on each individual olive and placing it in the 5 gallon bucket.

3. Next you will fill the bucket with water, once daily you will need to strain the water from the olives and then fill it up with fresh tap water; you will need to repeat this process for 7 days. On the 7th day drain the water from the bucket again with a strainer.

4. Cover a board or any flat surface with Wax Paper, Pour Olives on top of this flat surface and spread them around.

5. Combine any desired spices or herbs along with sea salt, and garlic in a bowl. Mix then with your hands, then sprinkle it onto your olives as desired.

6. Place your wood or flat surface with the olives on it in the sun for about 2 weeks, or pending on the time of year maybe a few more or less days. You will know when the olives are done becuase they will look a little wrinkly and begin to harden up slightly.

7. They'll be done and ready to eat!Eat as desired and then take the olives you cant eat, due to being stuffed because they taste so delicious and place in a dry container to store for next time.

Tips & Warnings

• Do not eat olives if you are allergic to them as this can be hazardous to your health.

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