On Jun 11, 6:34*pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> Tommy Joe wrote:
>
> > things, especially olives, would be appreciated. *I wonder what an
> > olive tastes like straight from the tree. *I imagine not so good,
> > otherwise how come we don't see them coming in that way?
>
> They are extremely bitter right off the tree.

Oleuropein

Try soaking Kalamata or other water-cured olives -- looks like they
might be the least salty:

http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/pdf/8267.pdf